GE Renewable Energy Turbines to Power First Major U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
The first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States has gotten the green light from government officials. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced yesterday that the Vineyard Wind 1 project set to be constructed off the coast of Massachusetts will create 3,600 jobs and provide enough power for 400,000 homes and businesses.
Approval was for up to 84 turbines about 12 nautical miles offshore from Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. But according to the Vineyard Wind team, the facility will use the General Electric (NYSE: GE) Renewable Energy segment's large Haliade-X turbines, which will allow it to use only 62 turbines.
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