Crawlers to Inspect Blades After Vineyard Wind Failure
new technology: GE Vernova is deploying a new algorithm, using existing sensors already in the blade, and monitoring blade health to avoid similar events. The algorithm will provide advanced warnings or automatic, safe turbine shutdown when required.Vineyard Wind, owned by Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid, is located 15 miles south of Nantucket.Upon completion, Vineyard Wind is projected to produce enough electricity to power approximately 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.(Reuters - Reporting by Anjana Anil in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) (Additional
LS Cable Reels In Preferred Supplier Deal for CIP’s Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed preferred supply agreement with LS Cable for the supply of both offshore and onshore cables for the 500 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan.The scope of the contract awarded to Korea-based industrial corporation and one of the biggest cable manufacturers worldwide includes supply of offshore export cables, inter-array cables and onshore export cables for the Feng Miao 1 project.The cables will be supplied from LS Cable’s Korean manufacturing facility.To remind, CIP was awarded Feng Miao 1 development in the first round of Taiwan’s Round 3
Noise Mitigation: Bubble Curtain to Be Deployed During Construction of U.S. Largest Offshore Wind Project
;Vineyard Wind recently submitted its first annual report to the state compiled by UMass Dartmouth and Springline Research Group that found Vineyard Wind more than doubled early estimates for the number of jobs created and dollars invested.According to Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and AVANGRID, its 800-megawatt offshore wind project located 15 miles off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Wind will generate electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, create 3,600 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) job years
How Do Floating Wind Turbines Work?
the Norwegian energy company Equinor.Equinor Wind US had one of the winning bids off Central California. Another winning bidder was RWE Offshore Wind Holdings. RWE operates wind farms in Europe and has three floating wind turbine demonstration projects. The other companies involved – Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Invenergy and Ocean Winds – have Atlantic Coast leases or existing offshore wind farms.While floating offshore wind farms are becoming a commercial technology, there are still technical challenges that need to be solved. The platform motion may cause higher forces on the blades
Vineyard Wind Taps ThayerMahan for Subsea Survey
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced a partnership with autonomous maritime solutions company ThayerMahan for seabed and infrastructure survey and inspection work in the waters off southern Massachusetts.Based in Groton, Conn., ThayerMahan, specializes in seabed surveys, acoustic mitigation and monitoring, and other maritime related services and has facilities in Connecticut and Massachusetts. These operations are being conducted from the host vessel, Hornbeck Offshore's HOS Mystique
TerraSond Expands in Massachusetts to Support Vineyard Wind 1
US offshore wind developments. The company, which already has facilities in Alaska and Texas, has been confirmed as a preferred supplier for the subsea balance of plant inspection and survey services for the Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. The wind farm will be situated 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and 35 miles from mainland Massachusetts. It will be the first major commercial-scale offshore wind farm in US waters.The new TerraSond facility is likely to be located in the Bristol County area
US Vineyard Wind Project Clears Key Hurdle
month, the Biden administration reversed a Trump administration decision that canceled the permitting process for Vineyard Wind late last year and restarted the environmental review.Vineyard Wind is a joint venture between Avangrid Inc, a unit of Spain’s Iberdrola, and Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. The project is 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Massachusetts. Once constructed, it is expected to provide power to more than 400,000 Massachusetts homes.The proposed project would be located approximately 12 nautical miles offshore Martha’s Vineyard and 12 nautical miles offshore
Ex-MHI Vestas Offshore Wind CEO Joins Floating Power Plant
Jens Tommerup: “It’s amazing to have someone with so much experience and knowledge of the offshore wind market join us. There is no doubt, having Jens on our team will help FPP further develop our strategy and open up new opportunities.”Tommerup is a board member in Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Global Wind Service. He was the CEO at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind between 2014 and 2018. Before that, he was President at Vestas Offshore (2013-2014) and also CEO at Hempel China (1999-2009)
First Major US Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Permitting Milestone
that would add a vessel transit lane to ease travel from New England ports to fishing areas. That option could delay project construction if additional survey work is required, the review said.BOEM officials were not immediately available for comment.Vineyard Wind is a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Inc.BOEM is part of the U.S. Department of Interior.(Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Matthew Lewis and Bernadette Baum
February 2025
