Dutch renewable energy company Ventolines has signed on as offshore wind expertise partner for the Mayflower Wind project off Massachusetts and opened its first permanent US office in Boston.
For Mayflower, Ventolines will provide T&I (transport and installation) expertise on the substation, foundations, array cables, and wind turbines. Mayflower Wind is a joint venture of Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (the offshore wind collaboration between EDP Renewables and ENGIE). The project is utilizing a Federal lease area about 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 23 miles south of Nantucket. Mayflower has power purchase agreements in place with Massachusetts utilities for 804MW of generating capacity.
