The Trump administration will expand wind energy leases off Martha’s Vineyard, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced Friday.
As wind farm developers begin to jockey in earnest to build projects in waters off the Vineyard, a new round of surveys related to a turbine project south of the Island is set to begin this week.
Some Operations Resume for Vineyard Wind Despite Damaged Turbine
Broken blade on turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on turbine AW 38.
piece of fiberglass debris floating near Vineyard Wind.
piece of fiberglass debris floating near Vineyard Wind.
Fish swimming under piece of fiberglass debris near Vineyard Wind.
Fish swimming under piece of fiberglass debris near Vineyard Wind.
Turbine platform with completed turbine.
Turbine platform with completed turbine.
Turbine platform.
Turbine platform.
Row of turbines with security vessel.
Row of turbines with security vessel.
Turbine with substation.
Turbine with substation.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Broken blade on Vineyard Wind Turbine AW 38.
Though pieces of the broken Vineyard Wind turbine continued to fall into the ocean south of the Island this week, federal regulators have approved the wind farm to lay cables.