Seemingly every day, the U.S. offshore wind industry supply chain takes a step forward.
Eversource and Ørsted said they secured a helicopter contract for crew change operations at their joint offshore wind projects in the Northeastern U.S. The agreement with HeliService International marks one of the first helicopter contracts for U.S. offshore wind projects, the companies said.
The Leonardo AW169 helicopters will be assembled in Philadelphia and based at the Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The agreement will result in about $1.8 million of infrastructure upgrades at the airport, according to a press release.
