Sparrows Point Steel

US Wind is establishing a long-term monopile production facility called Sparrows Point Steel at Sparrows Point in Baltimore. This site was once the home of Bethlehem Steel, when it was the largest steel production facility in the world. US Wind proposes to facilitate the investment of an incremental $150 million in this new facility, which builds on the critical investments of $77 million that will be made to the site at Tradepoint Atlantic (“TPA”) via the MarWin project. US Wind has already entered into an agreement with TPA for site control of over 90 acres at Sparrows Point and intends to upgrade land and buildings, construct new facilities, and purchase state-of-the-art welding and coating equipment for the site.

In March 2023, US Wind announced a new partnership with Haizea Wind Group to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel. Haizea Wind Group has vast expertise in designing, building, and operating manufacturing facilities for monopile foundations and towers for offshore wind farms across the globe. The partnership between US Wind and Haizea to lead Sparrows Point Steel will create one of the premier offshore wind industrial facilities in the world. Sitting on nearly 100 acres of waterfront in Baltimore County, Sparrows Point Steel is poised to become the best offshore wind heavy logistics and fabrication yard on the East Coast. Haizea’s depth of knowledge and expertise will cement Maryland’s role as a hub of offshore wind manufacturing in the U.S.

Sparrows Point Steel will produce the monopile foundations and other steel components needed for US Wind’s first two Maryland offshore wind projects- MarWin and Momentum Wind – and have the capabilities to service the entire U.S. offshore wind market on the East Coast . Work at Sparrows Point Steel will include, but not be limited to, roll-bending steel plates, welding, painting and coating, in addition to staging and marshalling large component parts for the U.S. offshore wind industry.