PROVIDENCE – The mayor’s office last month confirmed a report that the Port of Providence would host at least a portion of Deepwater Wind LLC’s offshore wind turbine assembly work for its 30-megawatt Block Island project.
Deepwater Wind is slated to receive five Alstom 6-megawatt Haliade 150 offshore wind turbines from Europe this fall. Evan England, press secretary for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, confirmed reports that at least some of the assembly work would happen at the Port of Providence. To date, most local construction work done for the Block Island project has happened at the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, which includes some fabrication work for the foundation substructures.
Deepwater Wind spokeswoman Meaghan Wims said last month the company doesn’t “have anything new to announce regarding construction plans,” but would not confirm or deny the possibility of turbine work at the Providence port.
