Big $$$ Goes To MA Ocean Wind Jobs

Vineyard Wind to develop nation-leading offshore wind labor pool in Massachusetts

Michelle Froese, March 12, 2018 (Windpower Engineering)

“…Vineyard Wind’s $2 million Wind Workforce initiative will recruit, mentor, and train local, Massachusetts residents for high-skills careers in the offshore wind industry. The program, which will be undertaken in partnership with vocational schools, community colleges, and other local organizations, is part of Vineyard Wind’s proposal to construct a large, utility-scale wind energy project off the coast of Massachusetts…[and support the Massachusetts legislature’s goal to make the state the nation’s leading center for offshore wind farm development…[It is expected that development] of offshore wind will bring billions of dollars of private investment into Massachusetts, helping to diversify and grow the region’s economy through modernization of local ports, new services such as transport vessels, ongoing research offshore, and skilled workforce training…Vineyard Wind’s proposal to construct an 800MW wind farm approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard includes plans for up to 3,600 new jobs, including 1,000 new hires before 2022…” click here for more

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