The comments, made in an interview with Bloomberg, confirm expectations that the turbine supplier for the 468MW project off of Massachusetts would provide credit.

“We’ve always made it clear that we are not only willing but also capable of helping to support the whole project,” Kaeser says.

Siemens’ public statement of support should buoy Cape Wind backer Energy Management, which suffered a blow this spring when the Department of Energy determined that the $2.6bn