Vineyard Wind has signed contracts with Maine-based Ironhouse and Houston-based EverLine to support the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project at various construction and operation stages.<\/p>\n
EverLine, a provider of energy compliance, technical, and security solutions, will deliver complete Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration for the 62 wind turbines, a system that will connect the fields offshore and onshore substation, wind turbines, and offices. <\/p>\n
The company will also be responsible for procuring equipment, configuring devices, installing and configuring SCADA software, and testing and commissioning all IT and SCADA systems. <\/p>\n
Additionally, Ironhouse will provide the commissioning oversight for the onshore substation, wind turbine foundation, inter-array cables, wind turbines, and SCADA system. <\/p>\n
The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1, a 50-50 joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) funds CI II and CI III, is currently under construction off the coast of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
As we build the nations first offshore wind farm, we are proud to engage an ever-increasing amount of the US workforce in each step of the process. Vineyard Wind 1 is only the beginning. With each project, we will take a giant leap forward in building out this new industry, creating thousands of good-paying jobs and reducing the harmful effects of carbon pollution, said Klaus S. Moeller, CEO of Vineyard Wind. <\/p>\n
Located 15 miles (approximately 24 kilometres) off the coast of Marthas Vineyard, the project is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US to achievefinancial closeand, at USD 2.3 billion, represents one of the largest investments in a single renewable energy project in the US.<\/p>\n
Vineyard Wind 1will feature62 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines,to be installedby DEME Offshores US arm.<\/p>\n
Scheduled to deliver its first power to the grid in 2023, the wind farm will generate enough electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. <\/p>\n
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