The Vineyard Wind project, it said, was expected to generate 3,600 jobs and provide enough power for 400,000 homes and businesses.
The DOI added that a Record of Decision had granted Vineyard Wind final federal approval to install 84 or fewer turbines off Massachusetts as part of an 800-megawatt offshore wind energy facility.
According to the Vineyard Wind team, the facility will use GE Renewable Energy s huge Haliade-X turbines, which will mean only 62 will actually be required.
Vineyard Wind is a 50-50 joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables. The latter is a subsidiary of Avangrid, which is part of the Iberdrola Group, a major utility headquartered in Spain.
Feds Give Final Approval to Vineyard Wind
Citing an incredible milestone for Vineyard Wind, which became the first approved commercial-scale offshore wind project in the country on Tuesday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signaled a veritable open season for similar projects that could eventually enable President Joe Biden to reach his climate goals. This project has been a long time in coming and it s really exciting that it s a reality, Raimondo said on a press call to announce approval of Vineyard Wind s construction and operations plan.
The 800 megawatt project s approval allows up to 84 turbines with minimum spacing of one nautical mile between the turbines. However, the project features the world s most powerful wind turbine, the GE Haliade-X, according to Vineyard Wind, which has enabled designers to reduce the total number of turbines to 62.
U.S. set to approve first major offshore wind farm -sources Reuters 2 days ago
May 11 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is on Tuesday set to approve the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, according to two sources with knowledge of the process.
Final approval will be announced by the Department of Interior, which hopes to launch a new domestic energy industry along the U.S. East Coast that will help create jobs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Inc, a unit of Spain s Iberdrola, and Denmark s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, is expected to power to more than 400,000 Massachusetts homes once its turbines are installed 15 miles (24 km) off shore.
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May 11, 2021 | 8:41 AM
(Reuters) â The Biden administration is on Tuesday set to approve the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, according to two sources with knowledge of the process.
Final approval will be announced by the Department of Interior, which hopes to launch a new domestic energy industry along the U.S. East Coast that will help create jobs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Inc, a unit of Spainâs Iberdrola, and Denmarkâs Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, is expected to power to more than 400,000 Massachusetts homes once its turbines are installed 15 miles (24 km) off shore.