First U.S. Offshore Windfarm On Schedule for Completion in Fourth-Quarter 2016

SUGAR LAND--June 3, 2016--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Construction of the country's first offshore windfarm is on schedule for completion in the fourth quarter of this year. Builders of the 30-megawatt (MW) Block Island Windfarm in Rhode Island completed the first phase of construction in December, with construction recently resuming. The project, which is owned by Deepwater Wind LLC (Providence, Rhode Island), has engaged several local contractors. Within this article: Details equipment the windfarm will utilize as well as the number of craft workers it will employ during the remaining construction phases.