Fishermen's to use monopiles for pilot offshore wind farm

Developer Fishermen’s Energy has selected monopile foundations for its five-turbine demonstration wind project in Atlantic Ocean state waters about 2.8 (4.5km) off Atlantic City, according to Victor Bolano, a consulting engineer with the project.

Each monopile will support a 5MW XEMC-Darwind XD115 permanent magnet direct-drive turbine with a 115-meter rotor diameter. The rotor, generator and nacelle together weigh 281 tons.

Bolano says the foundations will be installed in between 32- and 40-feet of water. Each one will be 3,700-feet (1,127 meters) apart. The turbines will be clearly visible from Atlantic City’s famous oceanfront boardwalk.

The turbine array will be connected with a 34.5kV cable that will bring power ashore under the boardwalk.

The project is the first to seek qualification by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities…

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