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Ramboll Provides Design for First US Offshore Wind Farm

By State of Green | [email protected]

25 May 2012

Ramboll is to provide the foundation design for America's first offshore wind farm.

With its 130 offshore wind turbines, each with a 3.6 megawatt capacity, Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm will be situated off Cape Cod in the state of Massachusetts on the US east coast. When completed, the turbines will be able to produce electrical power for up to 500,000 households.

An opportunity for offshore wind experts

Ramboll is leading the team of consultants that is designing the foundations for the project. According to Director of Offshore Wind in Ramboll, Klaus Jacob Jensen, this breakthrough holds great potential for the wind industry as a whole.

"We consider it a dream come true to provide the foundation design for America's first ever offshore wind farm,” said Klaus Jacob Jensen, "Wind power is becoming a viable alternative to fossil fuels in many countries, and I am proud that Ramboll’s experience from projects around the world can facilitate the entry of offshore wind power into the US."

In addition to Ramboll as lead partner, the project involves US specialists in renewables from Keystone Engineering and PMSS.

The Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm is expected to be ready for use by 2015.

Further information

For additional information please contact Klaus Jacob Jensen, Director for Offshore Wind, at [email protected], or Søren Juel Petersen, Director of Business Development for Offshore Wind, at [email protected].

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