The proposed project involves the re-development of a former industrial parcel into a purpose-built marine terminal that will support heavy-lift deployment and logistics services for the offshore wind industry. The 42-acre waterfront parcel is located on Salem Harbor and is the site of a former coal- and oil-fired power plant that serviced the area for … Read more
Challenge South Quay Marine Terminal is an undeveloped waterfront site along the Providence River in East Providence, Rhode Island. The site presents up to 80 acres of developable land, with an estimated 1,075 linear feet of quayside that will function as a highly flexible, high-capacity intermodal shipping facility designed to support a variety of cargo, … Read more
A renewable energy developer retained GZA to assist them to increase their land-based wind energy capacity by developing two wind farms on vast tracts of rural and agricultural land in western New York State. One wind farm was proposed for up to 68 turbines and will produce up to 242 MW within an approximate 16,650-acre … Read more
Challenge GZA provided geotechnical and environmental services for this design-build project involving the construction of a new building for advanced fabrication and assembly of offshore wind turbine foundation platforms at Berth 6 at the Port of Providence. The building will be used by an offshore wind developer for the assembly and deployment of offshore wind … Read more
Challenge The $235 million project involves the redevelopment of the State Pier facility in New London, CT. The intent of the project is to address the current shortcomings of the facility and provide a purpose-built facility for heavy cargo staging and deployment, specifically offshore wind components. The existing bulkheads and marine structures are being replaced … Read more
Challenge The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal was the first U.S. port facility designed for the offshore wind industry. The $133 million project was completed in 2015 for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. The design team consisted of Apex Companies, CLE Engineering, Fuss & O Neil, Aspera Associates, and GZA. The terminal was designed to … Read more
Challenge In 2008, Deepwater Wind entered into an agreement with the State of Rhode Island to develop the first US offshore wind farm. The project consisted of 5 wind turbines located within Rhode Island state waters approximately 3 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. At this time, Europe had developed many offshore wind farms, … Read more
Challenge In the emergent offshore wind industry of the U.S., GZA’s client sought to develop two wind farms off the East Coast: South Fork Wind Farm off Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and Garden State Offshore Energy 1 (formerly Skipjack) Wind Farm off Maryland’s eastern shore. Each site was approximately 25 miles offshore, in 75 to … Read more
