Source: Cape Cod Times

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In just about four hours, the first monopile tower in Vineyard Wind‘s offshore wind farm was installed in shallow continental shelf waters south of Martha’s Vineyardlast week.

Work on putting in the foundational structures for the 800-megawatt project — touted as the nation’s pioneer commercial-scale, offshore wind farm — began June 7. The lease area is located about 15 miles south of the Vineyard and about 35 miles south of mainland Massachusetts.

“We’re installing the first six foundations during this campaign, and installation will continue throughout the summer,” Vineyard Wind Communications Director Andrew Doba said.

In all, 62 towers will be installed, positioned one nautical mile apart. The initial work includes the monopile towers — which are driven into the seabed using a nearly 300-foot, shipboard crane. The towers will be finished with yellow transition pieces at the surface that serve as platforms for service crews and bases for the turbine towers.

Read more: ‘One step closer.’ Vineyard Wind begins laying foundations for offshore wind turbines