Sword-shaped blades as long as a football field lie stacked along one edge, while towering yellow and green cranes hoist giant steel cylinders to stand like rockets on a launchpad.
But the weather offshore — sometimes, it can be too windy to build a wind farm — as well as all sorts of mechanical matters and a simmering labor dispute at the pier could delay the flow of power from the ocean to Long Island.
Once one of the structures is intact, crew members from a supply ship will enter the tower and, ascending on a three-passenger elevator tucked inside, tighten bolts and connect cables to prepare the turbine to generate power.
Last Monday, New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, announced that the installation of the first South Fork turbine marked “a momentous step” toward the state’s goal of getting 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
Mr. Hammond has overseen the remaking of the state-owned pier, which sits at the mouth of the Thames River across from General Dynamics’ Electric Boat submarine shipyard, into a hub for the assembly of offshore wind turbines.
“Connecticut’s deepwater ports, direct water access and long history of advanced manufacturing make our state a natural home for offshore wind projects serving all of New York and New England,” Mr. Lamont said in October.
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Sword-shaped blades as long as a football field lie stacked along one edge, while towering yellow and green cranes hoist giant steel cylinders to stand like rockets on a launchpad.
But the weather offshore — sometimes, it can be too windy to build a wind farm — as well as all sorts of mechanical matters and a simmering labor dispute at the pier could delay the flow of power from the ocean to Long Island.
Once one of the structures is intact, crew members from a supply ship will enter the tower and, ascending on a three-passenger elevator tucked inside, tighten bolts and connect cables to prepare the turbine to generate power.
Last Monday, New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, announced that the installation of the first South Fork turbine marked “a momentous step” toward the state’s goal of getting 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
Mr. Hammond has overseen the remaking of the state-owned pier, which sits at the mouth of the Thames River across from General Dynamics’ Electric Boat submarine shipyard, into a hub for the assembly of offshore wind turbines.
“Connecticut’s deepwater ports, direct water access and long history of advanced manufacturing make our state a natural home for offshore wind projects serving all of New York and New England,” Mr. Lamont said in October.
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