The 30-MW Deepwater Wind offshore wind farm—for which the first of five 400-ton turbine jacket foundations was installed three miles off the coast of Rhode Island on July 27—has now progressed beyond similar ventures in Northeast U.S. waters that remain mired in court battles or regulatory red tape.
A joint venture of contractors Weeks Marine and Manson Construction completed the first installation for the five-turbine demonstration project that is set to generate power by late next year.