US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has officially opened a permanent office in Boston, Massachusetts.
The opening ceremony featured a ribbon-cutting and remarks by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Avangrid chief executive James Torgerson and Vineyard Wind CEO Lars Pedersen.
The workplace will accommodate the developer’s growing staff and provide a range of services, including contractor management, regulatory affairs and financing, as well as other activities to support construction of an up to 800MW offshore wind farm.
The Vineyard Wind development will be located 24km south of Martha’s Vineyard, remains on schedule to begin onshore construction in 2019 and become operational by 2022.
The office will also support other projects in earlier stage of development, the developer said.
It added that Vineyard Wind project continues to move ahead with public and regulatory review through more than 25 federal, state and local approval processes.
Vineyard Wind is a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.