Bladt to supply Vineyard Wind farm's offshore substation

Vineyard Wind LLC (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables) and Bladt Industries have signed a contract for fabrication and delivery of the Vineyard Wind project’s offshore substation. The Vineyard Wind project will be first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US.

Bladt Industries is a global leader of substructures for offshore wind farms. For years, Bladt Industries has prepared itself to move into the US Offshore Wind Market. Bladt Industries is delighted and proud that Vineyard Wind has chosen Bladt Industries as the supplier for fabrication and delivery of an offshore substation, a key component of the first US utility-scale offshore wind project – Vineyard Wind. Bladt Industries has the experience and proven track record in the offshore wind industry needed to help launch a new industry in the United States.

Bladt Industries has contributed to the development of the offshore wind market from the very beginning and has over the years established fabrication in a number of countries based on deep knowledge of heavy steel fabrication. Bladt Industries intends to embed and use these experiences in relation to the US market and will use the Vineyard Wind project as a stepping stone to establish a foot print in the US market as well. 

The contract is an EPC contract covering the engineering, procurement and construction of a 3,000 ton offshore substation and a 1,500 ton jacket foundation. Bladt Industries will execute the project in close cooperation with Semco Maritime and ISC Engineering. The design is already underway by ISC Engineering and the electrical system will be performed by Semco Maritime. Vineyard Wind’s 800 MW Offshore Wind Farm will be sited approximately 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 35 miles off the coast of the Massachusetts mainland. Once operational, it will provide enough clean, renewable electricity to power more than 400,000 homes.