Geoquip Saentis anchored in New Bedford,Mass (Image: Vineland Wind)
The Vineyard Wind overseas wind job is continuing on 2 fronts. In Washington, D.C., the ponderous BOEM (Bureau of Offshore Energy Management) governing procedure has actually taken one more advance with the launch of an extra draft ecological influence declaration for the job. Meantime, in Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind has actually partnered with Geoquip Marine to start geotechnical studies of the 501 North Federal Lease Area, the ultimate place of the 804 MW Vineyard Wind 1 wind ranch. Meantime, in Washington, D.C., the ponderous BOEM (Bureau of Offshore Energy Management) governing procedure has actually taken one more advance with the launch of an extra draft ecological influence declaration for the job.
The geotechnical study will certainly see Geoquip Marine make use of 2 different vessels to collect info on the ground problems for potential wind turbine and also substation areas, offering needed information to the job style.Work is anticipated to complete by September this year.
“Getting to this step would have been a milestone under normal circumstances,” claimed Lars Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of Vineyard Wind, “but to do so now in light of the current pandemic makes reaching this point all the more significant and rewarding. We look forward to working with Geoquip as we begin to gather the data necessary to get the first largescale offshore wind project in the United States up and running.”
BOEM PROCEDURE RELOCATES ALONG
Meantime, BOEM today introduced the accessibility of a supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Supplement) gotten ready for the Construction and also Operation Plan (POLICE) sent by Vineyard Wind LLC
The supplement evaluates fairly direct impacts from a broadened collective tasks situation for overseas wind advancement, formerly inaccessible angling information, a brand-new transportation lane option, and also adjustments to the POLICE because magazine of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The notification of accessibility (NOA) notes the beginning of the general public testimonial and also remark procedure, that includes a variety of digital public conferences.
- You can download and install the supplement HERE
- You can figure out even more regarding the general public remark procedure HERE
