Even though there is only one small existing offshore wind farm in the Northeast, the 30-MW Block Island wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, two announcements this week highlight the growing economic importance of the region’s burgeoning offshore wind industry.
Big contract for Wood
Global engineering services company Wood announced that it will be serving as the technical advisor for the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project, which consists of 84 9.5-MW wind turbines that will be installed off the coast of Massachusetts in the coming years.