Deepwater Wind announced that Bloik Island offshore wind farm officially put into commercial operation, the total investment of about 250 million US dollars project includes five wind turbines, the total installed capacity of 30MW, to meet the 17,000 residents of electricity demand, is the first investment in the United States Commercial operation of the offshore wind farm. The Bloch Island Wind Farm provides electricity to residents of the New England area and delivers wind power to the New England power grid through the national grid submarine cable system. Now, the Brock Island offshore wind farm is not only the first offshore wind farm in the United States, but also a wild animal trace track station.
Deepwater Wind installs tracking facilities on the easternmost platform of Bullock Island, consisting of four antennas and a receiver. Scientists collect flight data from birds and bats migratory near wind farms and record them with micro-high frequency transmitters The The current Bullock wind farm has all the tracks of animals flying within a radius of 20 miles and provides active support for animal protection research at the American Fish and Wildlife Service, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts.
"We have applied cutting-edge technology to work in response to US energy challenges, and the Brooke Island wind farm is not only committed to the development of clean energy in the United States, but also deepens the public's understanding of the marine environment and we will help scientists understand more about birds Class and bats and become part of the cutting-edge research, "said Jeffrey Grybowski, chief executive of Deepwater Wind.
It is reported that the tracking station is one of the more than 40 tracking stations on the east coast of the United States and works with the Motus Wildlife Tracing Network to track traces of migratory animals in the Western Hemisphere using transmitters with digital VHF.