Deepwater Wind, Alstom sign agreements
Providence, Rhode Island-based offshore wind developer-based Deepwater Wind and Alstom have signed agreements to supply the Block Island Wind Farm with five of Alstom’s 6 MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbines.
By Ritesh Gupta
Deepwater Wind mentioned that this is a major initiative in the overall development of the 30MW Block Island Wind Farm, located about three miles off the coast of Block Island, R.I. Alstom will supply the five 6MW turbines, including tower sections, and it will also provide long-term service and maintenance responsibilities for the turbines.
Alstom has begun procurement of all 15 blades for the wind farm, which will be delivered to Deepwater Wind in Europe in April this year.
Alstom intends to base its long-term service operations in Rhode Island and to perform pre-installation work in a Rhode Island harbour.