Scottish engineering outfit Wood has been awarded the role of technical advisor on the 800MW Vineyard Wind project being developed off the US coast of Massachusetts.
Wood will act as the lender’s technical advisor on behalf of Vineyard Wind a joint venture company developing the wind farm that is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables.
The contract is for four years. As part of the scope of work Wood’s clean energy team will provide technical advisory services, including an assessment of design, construction and operation strategies as well as commercial arrangements to support the debt financing and tax equity funding process for the project.
Vineyard Wind will feature 84 9.5MW MHI Vestas wind turbines and is due online by 2022.
Wood specialist technical solutions chief executive Bob MacDonald said: “We are extremely proud to be awarded the role of technical advisor on Vineyard Wind.
“The US offshore wind industry is poised for tremendous growth as we transition towards a more diverse energy supply mix. A milestone project of this kind will help support this rapidly growing industry and we look forward to working closely with Vineyard Wind LLC as the project progresses.”
Last month the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved long-term off-take contracts for Vineyard Wind.
Officials said the off-take deals will spur economic development and ensure a “resilient energy future”.