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  • Vineyard Wind Charters CTVs from Local Companies

    10 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has signed a charter agreement with Massachusetts-based Patriot Offshore Maritime Services for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for work on the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The CTV will be delivered during mid–2023 and deployed directly into construction, transporting essential personnel and equipment in support of the project. The 27-metre […]

  • Vineyard Wind Opts For Made in USA Onshore Cables

    13 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has selected the US-based Southwire to design, manufacture, and install the onshore cables for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale wind farm in the United States. Southwire’s facility in Huntersville, North Carolina, will manufacture the high voltage cable for the onshore portion of Vineyard Wind 1. ”We’re proud to partner with Southwire, a […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Created Nearly Double the Union Jobs CIP & Avangrid Committed to in 2021

    28 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Jobs & Recruitment

    Vineyard Wind 1, the 806 MW offshore wind farm that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid are building off Massachusetts, has created 937 union jobs during the two years of the project’s construction. With more jobs coming in 2024, Vineyard Wind 1 will have created more than 1,000 union jobs by the time the construction […]

  • Vineyard Wind Moves Through the System

    14 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office has advanced its environmental review of the proposed Vineyard Wind Connector transmission project by issuing a certificate regarding the project’s Environmental Notification Form (ENF).

  • Vineyard Wind Appoints Fisheries Liaison for Connecticut

    28 October 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Vineyard Wind has appointed Caela Howard as the Fisheries Liaison for Connecticut. Howard, who has most recently worked with fisheries in Connecticut and Rhode Island, will in her new role serve as the primary point of contact for fishing industry representatives in Connecticut. According to Vineyard Wind, Howard is the latest addition to the company’s network of […]

  • Feds Pause Vineyard Wind 1 Operation; Developer Says Damaged Blade at Risk of Detaching

    18 July 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued an order instructing Vineyard Wind to halt electricity production from all wind turbines following a blade failure incident on 13 July. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm is planned to feature 62 GE Vernova’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines, each with a […]

  • Vineyard Wind Files Motion to Stay New England Power Auction

    5 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind LLC has filed an emergency motion to stay the conduct of the ISO New England (ISO-NE) LLC Forward Capacity Auction with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The developer of the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind project has requested that the procedure, which started on 4 February, is halted until FERC responds to a petition […]

  • Orion Installs First Monopile at Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore works have begun at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US with the first of 62 foundations installed by DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of several US wind farm projects in DEME’s […]

  • Geoquip Saentis Kicks Off Vineyard Wind Surveys

    25 May 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Geoquip Marine’s vessel Geoquip Saentis has arrived at Vineyard Wind’s 501 North Federal Lease Area offshore Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts to start a geotechnical survey campaign. The site will be the eventual location of the 804 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. Using two separate vessels, Geoquip Marine will gather information on the ground conditions […]

  • Vineyard Wind Seeks Timely EIS Decision

    18 July 2019
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has warned that it would be very challenging to move forward the Vineyard Wind 1 project in its current configuration if the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not issued within the next four to six weeks. As reported earlier, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) postponed the issuance of the […]

  • Vineyard Wind Signs First Labour Union Agreement for Offshore Wind in US

    19 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Vineyard Wind and the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council have signed a project labour agreement (PLA) for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. “The historic signing of the nation’s first PLA for the offshore wind industry and the Vineyard Wind project are critical to our efforts to combat climate change, generate clean […]

  • Vineyard Wind Opens Permanent Office in Boston

    19 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Vineyard Wind, the developer of an 800MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts, U.S., has opened a permanent office in Boston. According to Vineyard Wind, the new workplace will accommodate the company’s growing staff and provide a range of services for the 800MW wind farm and other projects in earlier stages of development. The company plans to […]

  • First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm Delayed Further

    12 February 2020
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    According to the new timeline, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to issue final permits for the project by mid-march 2021.

  • Vineyard Wind to Seek Superseding Order from MassDEP

    15 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will request a superseding order from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to overturn denial of the project’s application before the Edgartown Conservation Commission. As reported earlier, the Edgartown Conservation Commission denied the permit for cables that would connect the first large-scale US offshore wind farm to the grid in […]

  • Wood Takes Advisor Role on Vineyard Wind

    2 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wood has secured a contract for the role of technical advisor on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, the U.S. Under the four-year contract, Wood will act as the lender’s technical advisor on behalf of developer Vineyard Wind LLC, owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables. The company will provide technical advisory services […]

  • Turbine Suffers Damage at Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    NOTE: The article was updated on 19 July with more information about the GE Vernova turbine blade incident at the Vineyard Wind project.  A turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US has been damaged, leading to an investigation by the blade’s manufacturer, GE Vernova. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture […]

  • Vineyard Wind Receives First Shipment of Turbine Components

    26 May 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and AVANGRID, has received the first shipment of turbine components for GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW turbine at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA. The tower sections will be constructed at the terminal before being shipped out and installed later this summer, Vineyard […]

  • Sif Removes Vineyard Wind from 2020 Order Book

    17 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Sif has removed the Vineyard Wind project from its 2020 order book since the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has not yet issued a permit. Sif stated that the 800MW offshore wind project is still in its order book, but no longer for 2020 as manufacturing of the 84 monopiles next year “has […]

  • First Vineyard Wind 1 Blades Touch Down in Massachusetts

    7 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first GE Haliade-X blades for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm have arrived at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA. The 107-metre-long blades arrived on the Rolldock Sky heavy load vessel, which is currently docked in the Port of New Bedford, according to the latest AIS data. A couple […]

  • Canada-Made GE Vernova Blades to Be Removed from Vineyard Wind 1 Site

    21 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have completed the review and approved the revised Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. Last week, the federal government lifted the suspension on Vineyard Wind’s installation of the remaining GE Vernova […]

  • Pre-Lay Survey of Vineyard Wind’s Export Cable Route Underway

    18 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    A pre-lay multibeam survey operation has begun along the export cable route for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm in Massachusetts. The survey operations, being performed by the research vessel Shearwater in the Nantucket Sound, will take approximately two weeks, subject to weather conditions. Shearwater is accompanied by the fishing vessels Chicawa and Rock & […]

  • More Vineyard Wind Meetings Shelved Due to US Government Shutdown

    15 January 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will postpone public meetings on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project originally scheduled for 15-17 January. The public meetings were scheduled to take place in Hyannis, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The postponement is due to the government shutdown, BOEM said. The […]

  • MEPA Seeks Supplemental Vineyard Wind Environmental Impact Report

    22 June 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) has requested a supplemental filing to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Vineyard Wind Connector project.

  • Vineyard Wind Connector Undergoes Environmental Review

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office has begun an environmental review of the proposed Vineyard Wind Connector transmission project.

  • Vineyard Wind Seals Transmission Deal

    30 October 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has reached a transmission agreement with ISO New England (ISO-NE) for its 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project in Massachusetts. The agreement allows the 800 MW wind farm to connect its generation into the New England electric power grid at the NSTAR 115kV switch station in Barnstable. The move comes after Vineyard Wind in September received final acceptance for filing from the Federal Energy […]

  • Vineyard Wind Books New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    23 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has signed an agreement to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal for a period of 18 months.