New Bedford Massachusetts Ocean Wind Port Antiquated Before Its Time

                      Haliade-X turbine in Rotterdam   Vs New Bedford Ocean Wind Port
                      (open to the ocean)                        (limited by 120 ft hurricane barrier gates & no cranes)
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Massachusetts politicians continue to push the New Bedford ocean wind port built for Cape Wind with small single megawatt wind turbines. The port has no rail link, no large walking cranes, a hurricane barrier with only a 120-foot opening, dredging needed 5 miles out to sea with contaminants, and is in competition with the largest fishing industry on the East Coast. 
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The port is already out of date with the new 12 and 14-megawatt wind turbines used worldwide.
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How long before ocean wind contractors realize the New Bedford port is already antiquated? It would probably be a better freight port for Marthas' Vineyard and the Islands of Cape Cod. 
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Massachusetts has already selected a new ocean port open to the ocean in Salem, Massachusetts.
Unlike New Bedford, Salem Harbor’s deep-water port and unrestricted height and width access can accommodate large-scale wind turbine installation vessels including jack-up barges for today and the future.
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October 18, 2019, turbine manufacturers installed the prototype of its 12-MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine at the port of Rotterdam. The European port is open to the ocean, unlike New Bedford.
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Today turbines have a rotor diameter of 220 metres (722 ft) and blades with a length of 107 meters (351t), the machines are the biggest offshore wind turbines globally. New turbines have a 63% capacity factor, which the manufacturers says is five to seven points above industry standard.
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Total weight 675 tons - 1,350,000 Pounds
Total height 260 meters (853 feet)
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Port of Rotterdam open to ocean        New Bedford 120 foot opening -no cranes
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# Note - New Bedford ocean terminal started at 35 million has gone to 113 million with a 20-plus million dredging lawsuit lost and paying off a mortgage of 187,500.00 per month for 30 years has easily passed 200 million mark and can no longer support modern larger megawatt wind turbines.
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In addition, the City of New Bedford may spend another 30 million on the antiquated terminal.
 
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Comment by Willem Post on September 18, 2022 at 2:10pm

Frank,

Great videos.

I lived near Rotterdam for 18 years.

There is no way New England can match that kind of turbine assembly for many years, unless the European companies would show us how to do it, which they will not.

Why set up a competitor?

 

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