New Bedford to be staging area for proposed 130-turbine wind farm off Cape Cod
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] - September 15, 2014 -
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., The developers of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod have signed a lease agreement with the state to use New Bedford for staging and construction of the 130-turbine project, officials announced Friday.
Officials said the work will begin in January at the South Coast Marine Commerce Terminal on the New Bedford waterfront. The terminal has been specifically designed to handle the heavy loads associated with the staging of offshore wind projects and is the first facility of its kind in North America.
When built, the project could be the nation’s first offshore wind farm. A much smaller five-turbine Rhode Island wind farm planned for off the coast of Block Island has also been given final approval by the federal government. Deepwater Wind plans to ...
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