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    Tuesday, November 05, 2024

    First components for Revolution Wind farm arrive at New London’s State Pier

    A patrol boat moves past the Rolldock Storm, a heavy-load carrier registered in the Netherlands, as it delivers the first wind turbine components for the Revolution Wind project to State Pier in New London Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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    Rolldock Storm, a heavy load carrier registered in the Netherlands, moves past Electric Boat on the Thames River as it carries components of wind turbines for Revolution Wind to State Pier in New London on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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    The tugboat Patricia Ann moves past Rolldock Storm, a heavy load carrier registered in the Netherlands, after guiding it into State Pier in New London as it delivers components of wind turbines for Revolution Wind on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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    New London ― The Rolldock Storm, a heavy-load carrier registered in the Netherlands, carried the first offshore wind components for the Revolution Wind project to State Pier on Wednesday.

    The turbine sections were the first pieces of a 65-turbine project set to be staged and assembled in New London for an Ørsted and Eversource wind farm that will be built off the coast of Rhode Island.

    The 704-megawatt project will be the first to deliver power to Connecticut. The state is expected to receive 300-megawatts of electricity from the project.

    State Pier was previously used to assemble and ship components for South Fork Wind, a 12-turbine project that became the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the country and is now supplying renewable power to the Long Island grid.

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