Avangrid, a U.S.-based subsidiary of the Spanish renewable vitality large Iberdrola, on Monday shared a photograph of the finished Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind substation.
This is the primary offshore wind substation put in within the U.S. and can serve the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind farm – Vineyard Wind.
DEME Offshore used its flagship vessel, Orion, to install the 3,000-ton Vineyard Wind 1 substation.
The offshore substation serves to gather the generated electrical energy from 62 wind generators and sends the facility by means of an export cable and into the regional electrical energy grid.
Once accomplished, the 800 MW Vineyard wind farm will generate electrical energy for greater than 400,000 properties and companies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” DEME Offshore said.
“This marks one other thrilling milestone as we transfer nearer to delivering offshore wind energy to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” mentioned Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “We’ve been waiting for the opportunity to showcase the hard work our team has been putting in behind the scenes to make Vineyard Wind 1 a reality. This project is pioneering the offshore wind industry for the United States and paving the way for the country’s clean energy future.”
