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MassCEC highlights ports suitable for offshore wind

By: Tom Russell 25/10/2017 MassCEC

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The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) published a report that highlights potential locations for offshore wind manufacturing and provides a detailed assessment of 18 Massachusetts port sites.

The ports assessment, known as the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Ports and Infrastructure Assessment, was commissioned by MassCEC and prepared through a joint effort by Ramboll Environ, Apex Companies LLC, UMass Boston’s Urban Harbor’s Institute, and Tufts University to provide comprehensive assessments of 18 waterfront properties to inform industry-led investment decisions on sites to manufacture, stage and service offshore wind components for the offshore wind market in Massachusetts and along the East Coast.

For each property, the report includes an engineering analysis to create a set of detailed upgrade plans, including conceptual redevelopment designs, high-level cost estimates and permitting pathways required for each site to be able to support offshore wind activities. The sites include:

Boston Autoport – Boston
East Boston Shipyard – Boston
M-1 (Parcels 7&8) and Parcel M – Boston
Parcels V and V-1 – Boston
Parcels C-1 and C-2 – Boston
148 Condor Street Site – Boston
Quirk Auto – Braintree/Quincy
Borden & Remington Complex – Fall River
Fall River State Pier – Fall River
Former Weaver’s Cove Energy Site – Fall River
Eversource Energy / Sprague Oil Site – New Bedford
Hathaway Mills – New Bedford
New Bedford State Pier – New Bedford
North Terminal – New Bedford
Revere Copper – New Bedford
Whales Tooth Parking Lot and New Bedford Railyard – New Bedford
Brayton Point Power Plant Site – Somerset
Former Montaup Power Plant Site – Somerset

MassCEC also published a supply chain directory of 320 Massachusetts and regional small businesses capable of contributing to the offshore wind industry. According to MassCEC, the businesses have expertise in areas to support offshore wind construction and deployment, including electrical services, civil engineering, welding, concrete, steel fabrication and supply, diving and underwater construction, heavy lift cranes, marine services including vessels and tugs, environmental studies, and more.

The directory is a resource to offshore wind developers, turbine manufacturers, and major component suppliers interested in contracting with Massachusetts-companies.

“These initiatives will help maximize the economic development opportunities brought to the Commonwealth by offshore wind development,” said MassCEC CEO Stephen Pike. “This information will be extremely valuable as major offshore wind companies evaluate potential investments in the state to support future offshore wind projects.”

In August 2016, Governor Baker signed bipartisan energy diversification legislation that aims to promote the administration’s commitment to reducing energy costs while strengthening the Massachusetts clean energy economy and progress towards greenhouse gas reduction requirements. The legislation requires utilities to competitively solicit bids for approximately 1,600MW of cost-effective offshore wind power.

MassCEC is funded by the Renewable Energy Trust, which was created by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1998.

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