First U.S. Offshore Wind Project Gets Steel in the Water
By Herman K. Trabish | July 28, 2015
Deepwater Wind passed a landmark with the installation of the first of five steel foundations for its 30 MW Block Island Wind Project. It is the first steel in the water for the first commercial-scale U.S. offshore wind installation.
The project, off the coast of Rhode Island’s Block Island, will have five 6 MW turbines. Its output is contracted for by National Grid. Construction is expected to provide up to 300 jobs.
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