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  • USA: Narragansett and Deepwater Wind Discuss Block Island OWF Transmission Route

    4 July 2013
    Grid Connection

    A meeting between the Narragansett Town Council and the CEO of Deepwater Wind, Jeff Grybowski, was held on June 26 in the Town Hall, where they discussed a transmission route for the proposed Block Island offshore wind farm, The Block Island Times writes. The transmission line comprises a subsea cable from the offshore wind farm, […]

  • Breaking: First US Offshore Wind Turbine Stands Tall

    4 August 2016

    Deepwater Wind’s CEO Jeffrey Grybowski has shared images of the the jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern as it attaches the final blade and completes the installation of the first offshore wind turbine in US waters, and the first of five wind turbines to be installed on the 30MW Block Island wind farm.  Brave Tern, accompanied by lift boats L/B […]

  • Photo of the Day: Atlantic Pioneer Connects to 1st BIWF Foundation

    24 May 2016
    Vessels

    The Atlantic Pioneer vessel has connected to ‪Block Island Wind Farm’s‬ foundation no. 1 to deliver workers preparing to pull in the submarine export cable that will ultimately send the power generated from all five turbines to a substation on Block Island. Atlantic Pioneer is the first offshore wind support vessel built in the United […]

  • Revolution Wind to Bring USD 250 Million to Rhode Island

    1 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Deepwater Wind will invest USD 250 million locally for its Revolution Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, US, including a USD 40 million private investment in Rhode Island ports ProvPort and Quonset Point.

  • Atlantic Pioneer Gets First Assignments

    22 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV), is getting ready to embark on the first phase of a 20-year charter to support the construction and operation of the 30 MW Block Island offshore wind farm, following an official christening ceremony at Quonset Point today. The Block Island site, currently under construction by developer […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm to Go Online with 4 Turbines

    6 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, has finished the testing phase and will be officially put into operation this month. However, this will be done with four out of the total five turbines running, as turbine number 2 has broken down. The turbine failure was discovered during a test run in early […]

  • USA: Block Islanders Oppose Fee Waiver from Rhode Island CRMC to Deepwater Wind

    14 January 2013

    Block Island homeowners, Maggie and Michael Delia, have filed an objection to Deepwater Wind’s (DWW) request to have the Coastal Resource Management Council waive a $700,000 plus application fee to examine possible permits for Deepwater Wind’s proposed $260 million wind farm and cable project in Block Island waters. Deepwater Wind has proposed to build a […]

  • Whale Detection Tech Debuts on Block Island Wind Farm

    23 April 2019
    Technology

    The University of Rhode Island (URI) has developed and deployed an acoustic device to detect whales near the Block Island offshore wind farm. MARIMBA (Marine Mammal Monitoring at Block Island Using Acoustics) was developed by six ocean engineering students who deployed it in close vicinity of the 30MW offshore wind project. “What we were trying to […]

  • USA: BOEM to Determine Interest in Proposed Rhode Island Wind Energy Transmission System

    23 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in the construction of a transmission system between the Rhode Island coastline and Block Island, an important step in evaluating a transmission project proposed by Deepwater Wind that would deliver electrical power from its proposed 30 megawatt Block Island […]

  • Construction Advancing on US First OW Workboat

    12 August 2015

    Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, today joins local boat builder Blount Boats and offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for an official Ribbon Cutting ceremony and to tour the first offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel in the US currently under construction. The event at the Blount […]

  • Rotech Subsea Secures First Offshore Wind Contract in US

    3 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based Rotech Subsea has secured a contract to provide inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on America’s first offshore wind farm – the Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island. The contract, which is Rotech Subsea’s first in the US since its return to the sector, saw the subsea, trenching, and excavation specialist mobilise its […]

  • North America: Steel in the water

    11 July 2016

    Last September in Baltimore at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER conference the buzz words heard over and over again were “we have steel in the water.” This is, of course, a reference to the jacket foundations for the five French built GE Haliade 6MW wind turbines which will be installed on the first North American Offshore Wind Farm site almost 5km […]

  • First Block Island Turbine Parts Arrive in Providence Port

    20 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The first five of total 15 tower sections arrived Wednesday at the Port of Providence, where Deepwater Wind and General Electric (GE) are setting up a new temporary facility for the assembly of turbine components for the Block Island Wind Farm.  GE recently acquired Alstom’s offshore wind unit and is thus in charge of supplying the Haliade 6MW […]

  • Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri signs bill that helps proposed wind farm (USA)

    16 June 2010
    Authorities

    Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed a bill that speeds regulatory oversight of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island.   [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness , June 16, 2010;

  • Block Island residents for and against offshore wind turbines (USA)

    23 July 2010
    Training & Education

    One thing was clear at a public hearing Thursday on a proposal to put up eight offshore wind turbines within view of Block Island: opinion… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 23, 2010;

  • BREAKING: Offshore Construction of First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Kicks Off

    21 July 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Block Island Wind Farm, the U.S. first offshore wind project, has entered the offshore construction phase, according to Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO. “Heading offshore – ready to build,” Grybowski wrote on his social media page today. The main installation vessel, the Weeks 533, was mobilized for work this weekend following the arrival of wind turbine foundations at the […]

  • Windfarm Update: Block Island, Eneco Luchterduinen, Gemini, Westermeerwind

    28 October 2015

    Block Island Offshore construction work at the first US offshore wind farm began on 26 July, when the first foundation was installed at the site 4.8 km off the Block Island coast. By mid-September, Deepwater Wind, the company behind the project, had four out of five steel jacket foundations in water. Vessels in charge of […]

  • Haliade Components Arriving to Port of Providence (Gallery)

    29 June 2016
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Rotor blades for the ‪Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbines that will make up the Block Island Wind Farm‬ arrived to the Port of Providence yesterday, Deepwater Wind reported via social media.  Furthermore, the developer of the first offshore wind farm in the United States has informed that GE readied the second nacelle for shipment to the […]

  • It Takes Two to Tango…

    8 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The second GE’s Haliade 150-6MW wind turbine was installed off Block Island in the United States last night, according to a Twitter post by Deepwater Wind’s CEO Jeff Grybowski.  All five wind turbines are expected to be installed by early September, with the Block Island Wind Farm planned to be put into full operation by the end of the […]

  • AG makes court appeal for Deepwater wind contract (USA)

    25 August 2010
    Authorities

    Deepwater Wind’s ambition to build a 20MW offshore wind farm off Block Island, Rhode Island has suffered a potential setback following the… (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, August 25, 2010;

  • USA: Governor Carcieri speaks about offshore wind farm near Block Island at hotel at Quonset Point.

    7 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Governor Carcieri continued his campaign on Thursday for a proposed offshore wind farm near Block Island, this time speaking up for the…   [mappress] Source: projo, May 06, 2010;

  • USA: BOEM Reduces Wind Energy Area to Protect Fishing Grounds

    7 March 2012

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has decided to reduce the size of its Wind Energy Area by 20 percent for the purpose of decreasing possible negative impacts on important fishing grounds. That area covers around 165,000 acres of federal water between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard. Deepwater Wind had planned to install turbines for […]

  • Alstom, Deepwater Wind Sign Export Contract for Haliade™ 150-6 MW

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Alstom yesterday signed its first export contract with Deepwater Wind, the U.S. offshore wind developer. Under the contract, Alstom will provide five Haliade™ 150-6 MW wind turbines for the Block Island offshore wind farm. The contract also includes 15 years of operation and maintenance support for the Block Island offshore wind farm. Alstom underlines the […]

  • Developer to Hold Public Presentation on Proposed Transmission Link from Block Island (USA)

    13 December 2011

    The public is getting a look at a proposal for a transmission cable bringing power from an offshore wind farm near Block Island to make… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, December 13, 2011; Image: dwwind

  • Head of Deepwater Wind to Speak at MSP Symposium

    15 September 2015
    Environment

    Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski will be giving the keynote address at the upcoming international symposium on marine spatial planning (MSP) that will be hosted at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett on October 6. The five wind turbines Deepwater Wind is just beginning to install off the Block Island […]

  • Rhode Island CRMC Gives Go-Ahead to Block Island OWF

    18 November 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) unanimously approved the final submerged lands lease and two joint licenses and assents for the five-turbine wind farm project off Block Island at its meeting last week. These were the final permits needed as stipulated by the CRMC in its original decision for Deepwater Wind, the developer […]