U.S. offshore wind project wraps up inaugural construction season

U.S. offshore wind project wraps up inaugural construction season Providence, R.I. (UPI) Dec 9, 2015 - Five foundations are set after an inaugural construction season for what will become the first commercial offshore U.S. wind farm, developers said. Deepwater Wind, one of the developers behind the Block Island wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, said five steel platforms are now installed. The project should yield 30 megawatts of electric power, powering the 17,000 homes on ... more

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