Deepwater Wind and GE are establishing a new temporary manufacturing facility at the Port of Providence for the assembly of turbine components for the Block Island Wind Farm. GE, which recently completed its acquisition of Alstom’s offshore wind unit, is supplying the 6-MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbines for the Block Island Offshore Wind Farm.…
Pioneering offshore wind in America: Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski
Breaking ground at a construction site in Rhode Island earlier this April, the Block Island Wind Farm represents a major milestone for the United States. It will mark the first offshore wind project in America, thanks in part to the dedication of Jeffrey Grybowski, CEO of Deepwater Wind. Established in 2008, Deepwater Wind’s mission is…
First U.S. wind work-boat build is underway for offshore market
Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind-support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, joined local boat-builder Blount Boats and offshore wind-developer Deepwater Wind for an official Ribbon Cutting ceremony today. The companies will also tour the first offshore wind-farm crew transfer vessel in the U.S., which is currently under construction. The event at the Blount…
Historic milestone for U.S. offshore wind: Block Island Wind Farm installs “steel in the water”
In an historic moment for the American offshore wind industry, the Block Island Wind Farm has reached its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the first wind farm foundation component. Deepwater Wind’s offshore foundation installation contractor set the first, 400-ton steel jacket on the sea floor on Sunday, July 26 at the…
Hinckley Allen helps Deepwater Wind develop, finance, and construct the country’s first offshore wind farm
Hinckley Allen played a pivotal role in advancing the Deepwater Wind project off Block Island, which will become the first offshore wind farm in the United States after closing last week on more than $290 million in financing. “This is a trailblazing project, and we have been a close partner of Deepwater Wind since its…