Sentences with phrase «turbine installation vessel»

Increase and make permanent the Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program for opening, expanding or modernizing facilities to manufacture offshore wind turbine components, and extend this program to turbine installation vessel manufacturing.

Providence, R.I. — July 28, 2016 — The Block Island Wind Farm's main turbine installation vessel — Fred.

Not exact matches

Cables: Last week, the Big Max cable lay vessel (under a contract with LS Cable and its subcontractor Durocher Marine) completed installation of all cables for the project, including the four inter-array cables connecting the five wind turbine foundations and the export cable connecting the wind farm to a new substation on Block Island.

Recent adaptation of offshore oil and gas industry construction vessels (OCVs) for work with wind projects prompted ABS this year to establish a new chapter in its manual and officially designate a Wind IMR unit dedicated to offshore wind turbine installation, maintenance and repair.

While this strategy was successfully employed for the small Block Island project, it may not prove practical for large - scale development of offshore wind in the U.S.. By some estimates, the use of foreign - installation vessels may increase project costs by as much as $ 20 — 40 million for a 100 - turbine development.

The renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan notes that working around harsh weather becomes much easier with floating turbines: when conditions are favorable, relatively cheap tugboats can bring a turbine to the project site for quick installation, avoiding the need for specialized installation vessels.