Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, has entered an agreement with Crowley Maritime Corporation and Salem, Massachusetts to create a public-private partnership aimed at establishing Salem Harbor as the state’s second major offshore wind port. The agreement, part of the “Commonwealth Wind” proposal, is contingent upon the company winning…

Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) plan to restructure their offshore wind development joint venture, Vineyard Wind. The Vineyard wind portfolio includes the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in U.S. waters, Vineyard Wind 1, an 800-megawatt (MW) project that will deliver clean energy to Massachusetts beginning in 2023. The project was financed last week…

Vineyard Wind entered a project labor agreement (PLA) with Massachusetts Building Trades and local union affiliates for the construction of Vinyard Wind 1, an 800-MW offshore wind project, later this year. “We are proud to work with organized labor to make history by building the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind 1,” said…

Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech incubator in North America, and Vineyard Wind, developer of the first utility-scale offshore wind energy generation facility in the Northeast United States, announced their partnership to run a Greentown Launch accelerator program focused on offshore wind innovations. The Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind Launch program will identify and deploy innovations…

Vineyard Wind confirmed that it has submitted a set of commercial large-scale offshore wind proposals to Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs), as part of the commonwealths’ second Section 83C procurement for clean energy generation and transmission. The proposals include a required 400-MW option and two options for development of an 800 MW project. “Vineyard Wind…

Vineyard Wind says its shareholders have affirmed a commitment to deliver the proposed 800-MW wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, albeit with a delayed project schedule. This decision follows the August 9 determination by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to significantly delay publication of the Vineyard Wind 1 project’s Final Environmental Impact…

Vineyard Wind released an update today about ongoing discussions with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on the project’s delayed issuance of a federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): “The federal government’s decision to further delay the approval of the FEIS for the Vineyard Wind 1 project comes as a surprise and disappointment. To be clear, the…

Vineyard Wind hired six area students as interns in New Bedford and Boston offices this summer. Vineyard Wind’s paid internships emphasize a unique experience in America’s emerging offshore wind sector, including project management, bid development support, and community outreach activities. Three Vineyard Wind interns were participants in the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (Mass CEC) internship…

The inaugural class of Vineyard Wind Scholarship recipients graduated from the summertime Advanced Studies & Leadership Program (ASLP) Science/Technology/Engineering/Math Course (STEM Course). The scholarships sponsored full tuition and related expenses for a dozen students at the three-week resident summer camp at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The program is designed to encourage minority and female students…

Vineyard Wind has passed another hurdle. The Massachusetts Legislature enacted bi-partisan legislation authorizing the Barnstable Town Council to grant an easement for a portion of Covell’s Beach — which will allow for construction of the interconnection between Vineyard Wind. “Following more than a year of close collaboration between Barnstable and Vineyard Wind, we’re grateful for…

Vineyard Wind says that it 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. The company announced yesterday that U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management delayed the issuance of Vineyard Wind’s final environmental impact statement. “Vineyard…

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has delayed the issuance of Vineyard Wind’s final environmental impact statement (EIS). According to Vineyard Wind, it received notice that the BOEM was “not yet prepared to issue the final Environmental Impact Statement for the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 project.” The EIS is a…

Vineyard Wind has selected Dutch company, Sif, to fabricate the turbine foundations for the Vineyard wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts. The 800-MW offshore project will feature 81 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines. Sif’s scope of work for the project will include manufacturing the monopiles, storing them at its MV2 facility in Rotterdam, and delivering…

Vineyard Wind has selected Denmark’s Bladt Industries to build and deliver the offshore substation for what is expected to be first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. Vineyard Wind’s 800-MW offshore wind farm will be sited approximately 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 35 miles off the coast of the Massachusetts mainland. Once…

Vineyard Wind, which is developing the United States’ first-utility-scale wind farm, celebrated the opening of a permanent Boston office yesterday. The company’s new, larger workplace, located in the historic Back Bay neighborhood, will accommodate a growing staff and provide a range of offshore wind services. These include contractor management, regulatory affairs, and financing — and…

Vineyard Wind announced that it is seeking proposals from universities, technology companies, and other innovators for implementation of advanced Passive Acoustic Monitoring Systems (PAMS), which would be deployed alongside transit routes to the offshore wind area located off the coast of Massachusetts. This initiative is part of a broader effort to protect the critically endangered…

The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB), an independent state board responsible for review of proposed large energy facilities, has approved petitions filed by Vineyard Wind for construction and operation of electric transmission facilities within the Commonwealth that will deliver 800 MW of clean, renewable offshore wind energy to the regional power grid. Approval of…

Wood has been awarded the role of technical advisor on Vineyard Wind, the first utility-scale wind farm located off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, an island in Massachusetts, USA. The 800-MW offshore wind farm will consist of 84 9.5 MW wind turbines. As part of the scope of work on this four-year contract, Wood’s clean…

Massachusetts’ Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has approved long-term contracts for 800 MW of offshore wind between Vineyard Wind and the Commonwealth’s electric distribution companies (EDCs). These contracts result from An Act Relative to Energy Diversity, signed by Governor Baker in 2016, and will ultimately spur economic development along the coast, ensure a resilient energy future for the…

Vineyard Wind announced that it will implement recommendations from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) to guide the project’s fisheries monitoring studies during construction, as well as to initiate longer-term studies as part of a regional approach to fisheries studies. SMAST’s recommendations were based on its expertise as a…