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Keystone to design Maryland met mast

By: Tom Russell 01/10/2015 Keystone Engineering edited by 4C Offshore

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Louisiana-based Keystone Engineering Inc has been awarded the contract to design the meteorological mast tower foundation for US Wind Inc's Maryland offshore wind lease area. The foundation's "braced-caisson" design is a proven concept in the oil and gas industry.

This award marks the fifth fixed-bottom foundation design contract for Keystone Engineering in the US offshore wind market and second met mast foundation design. In 2011, Keystone's patented foundation design, the "Twisted Jacket", was installed in the UK North Sea after winning the UK Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator foundation design competition.

In 2014 Keystone earned worldwide attention when the US Department of Energy selected two out of three projects utilizing Keystone's "Twisted Jacket" foundation design to receive $47 million each in federal grant funding. In addition, Keystone also designed the foundations for the Block Island wind farm, the first offshore wind farm in the US, which is currently under construction off Rhode Island's coast.

The US Wind met mast to be installed at Maryland offshore wind lease area will be the first structure installed as part of its planned commercial-scale wind farm capable of generating 500 MW of power in the 80,000 acre area. Located 15 miles off the coast of Maryland the wind farm is expected to provide energy to around 300,000 homes.

Keystone Engineering Inc. is a Mandeville, Louisiana-based engineering and design company providing multi-discipline engineering solutions for various segments including oil & gas, manufacturing and offshore renewable energy markets in the United States and Europe.

For more information about Maryland offshore wind lease area or the Block Island wind farm please follow the links provided. Alternatively you can view the projects on our interactive map.

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