Vineyard Wind has contracted two US-based companies to support the 800MW offshore wind project at various stages of construction and operation.
Maine-based Ironhouse and Houston-based Everline join contractors in Georgia, North Carolina, West Virginia and elsewhere, in the buildout of the nation’s first commercial scale offshore wind farm, a JV between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Everline, a leading provider of energy compliance, technical and security solutions, will provide full supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) integration for the 62 wind turbines, a system that will connect the fields’ offshore substation, onshore substation, wind turbines and offices.
The company will also be responsible for procuring equipment, configuring devices, installing and configuring SCADA software, testing and commissioning of all IT and SCADA Systems.
Ironhouse will provide the commissioning oversight for the onshore substation, wind turbine foundations, inter-array cables, wind turbine generators and SCADA system.
Vineyard Wind chief executive Klaus S Moeller (pictured) said: “As we build the nation’s first offshore wind farm, we are proud to engage an ever-increasing amount of the US workforce in each step of the process.
“Vineyard Wind 1 is only the beginning. With each project, we will take a giant leap forward in building out this new industry, creating thousands of good-paying jobs and reducing the harmful effects of carbon pollution.”
Everline’s director of renewables SCADA Woodrow Boles added: “We are thrilled to bring Everline’s proven SCADA strategy and expertise to support the success of this offshore wind project.
“This highly sophisticated renewable energy asset requires an equally sophisticated and comprehensive SCADA system to support it while protecting resources and investments efficiently.”
Ironhouse president Brian Langlais said: “Ironhouse is excited and honored to announce that we have been selected by Vineyard Wind to perform the Commissioning Management Services for the Nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind 1.
“As a company located in Central Maine, we are proud to be able to support this project and provide unique and exciting career opportunities here in the Northeastern part of the US.”
Vineyard Wind 1 will begin delivering clean energy to Massachusetts in 2023.