CAPE WIND BEGINS PRE-BUILDING

Cape Wind Begins Major Offshore Operations with Commencement of Final Design & Engineering; Massachusetts-based Specialists are Part of Geology Survey Team

July 5, 2012 (Cape Wind)

“Cape Wind [America’s first offshore wind farm] has commenced a major geotechnical and geophysical survey operation as part of its construction design and engineering process and initial mobilization of the project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound.

“This multi-million dollar offshore program…will continue through September / October, involving up to 50 scientists, engineers, archeologists and geologists using specialized vessels…Fugro…the lead Cape Wind contractor…has performed similar work for a majority of the offshore wind farms built in Europe…”

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“…Fugro will be assisted by Massachusetts contractors including New Bedford based Fathom Research who will work together with the University of Rhode Island performing sediment analysis…Waltham-based ESS Group…[will provide] environmental engineering services and…[oversee] marine mammal monitoring…

“This work will build [in four phases] upon extensive geophysical and geotechnical work completed in obtaining the Federal permit for America’s first offshore wind farm over a nine year permitting effort…[1] acoustic imaging…[will] map the seafloor and the submerged layers below…[2] vibracore samples…[will] look for paleosols and… cultural artifacts…[3] Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs)…[will] measure soil characteristics…[and, 4] geotechnical exploration…”

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