OFFSHORE WIND
The Commonwealth Wind project intends to use the site for turbine assembly and staging activities, utilising the site to store and assemble components, as they are prepared for offshore installation.
Artist impression courtesy of Crowley.
Salem Harbor to be transformed into offshore wind port VINEYARD WIND, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN AVANGRID RENEWABLES AND COPENHAGEN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS (CIP), RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE COMPANY HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF SALEM (MASSACHUSETTS, US) TO CREATE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AIMED AT ESTABLISHING SALEM HARBOR AS THE STATE’S SECOND MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND PORT.
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he agreement, part of the Commonwealth Wind proposal, is contingent upon the company winning an award by the State of Massachusetts, which is currently evaluating offshore wind procurement bids. Commonwealth Wind will be developed in an area just south of the company’s Vineyard Wind 1 and Park City Wind projects, and offers options of approximately 800MW and 1,200MW of green electricity. Vineyard Wind estimates that the Salem Harbor project would create up to an estimated 400 fulltime equivalent (FTE) job years during the revitalisation of the port, and up to another 500 FTEs over the first five years of operation for construction and staging for wind projects and day-
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