Developer Deepwater Wind has committed to assembling turbine foundations in Massachusetts should its Revolution project emerge victorious in the state’s current request for proposal, one of the most significant supply chain commitments made to date in the burgeoning US offshore wind sector.
Deepwater, whose 30MW Block Island is the only existing US offshore wind farm, says it is looking at the cities of New Bedford, Fall River and Somerset as possible locations for the foundation assembly. The work involves welding, assembly, painting and other jobs related to the 1,500-tonne subsea steel foundations that will support the turbines.
