Fox Island Wind Project

Cianbro Helps Dedicate the Fox Islands Wind Project

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue was among the national, state, and local dignitaries who contributed glowing statements at this week's dedication of the brand new Fox Islands Wind turbines on Vinalhaven Island off the Maine coast. Maine Governor John Baldacci, U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree, and Harvard Business Professor and FIW visionary George Baker were among the speakers who joined Vigue at the podium beneath Turbine #2. The project is being hailed up and down the eastern seaboard as a model for energy independence, stabilized power supplies and affordable utility prices, while also contributing to a cleaner environment.

Fox Islands Wind: Largest New England Coastal Wind Project Begins Power Generation

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT

Maine Governor John Baldacci joined Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue and the communities on the Fox Islands in a ceremony to dedicate the largest community-owned wind facility on the East Coast and the largest off-shore wind farm in New England. The Fox Islands Wind Project’s three large-scale wind turbines will generate 4.5 megawatts of electricity for the islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven, providing clean energy to the islands’ residents for decades to come.

The dedication marks the commencement of stabilized power supplies and lowered energy costs for the islands’ residents, who currently pay more than double the national average for their power.

Governor Baldacci, House Speaker Pingree, Peter Vigue to Dedicate New Wind Turbines on Vinalhaven

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Fox Islands Wind Project now generating power for North Haven and Vinalhaven

After a summer of high-visibility construction work, Fox Islands Wind, LLC is ready to celebrate three gleaming new wind turbines on Vinalhaven, with the promise of stabilized power supplies and economical prices for residents on North Haven and Vinalhaven. Governor John Baldacci, Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree and Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue will be among the dignitaries who will speak at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the shadow of the turbines on Tuesday, November 17th. Local residents, including student representatives from the two island schools, are also on the list of speakers.

Busy Week for Fox Islands Wind Project

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:46:00 GMT

A second shipment of wind turbine blades is scheduled to arrive in Rockland, Maine today. The four 123 foot blades are destined for Vinalhaven Island, where Cianbro is building three wind turbines for Fox Islands Wind, LLC. The first shipment of blades arrived safely Wednesday in Carver's Harbor on Vinalhaven. As islanders and bystanders watched and cheered, crews unloaded the two tractor-trailer loads of blades and sent them up to Cianbro's jobsite.

Fox Islands Wind Turbines Trucked Across Coastal Maine

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:02:00 GMT

The first four wind turbine blades, destined to stabilize the energy supply on Maine's Fox Islands, arrived in Rockland Tuesday after a smooth seven hour journey by truck. The four 123 foot blades departed Eastport in a two-truck convoy escorted by State Police cruisers. Cianbro Transportation Supervisor Nick Arena said, "We had no problems. We had a plan in place and plenty of preparation, and the plan worked well. It was an uneventful job, and I think that's what we want."

Nine Turbine Blades Set to Arrive in Rockland

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Nine 123 foot long turbine blades are scheduled to travel on oversized trailers from Eastport to Rockland this week, to be installed at the Fox Islands Wind project on Vinalhaven. The blades will arrive in two shipments. The first convoy, consisting of two trucks, is scheduled to leave Eastport on Tuesday, August 11, at approximately 8 a.m. The trucks will use Route 1 to Belfast. From there the convoy will travel onto Route 3 to Route 32, and then enter Rockland on Route 17 at approximately 1:00-2:00 p.m. The route through Rockland will take the shipment onto North Main Street to Cedar Street to Front Street. The blades will be delivered to the Prock Marine yard at 69 Front Street in Rockland. On Wednesday, the shipment will be loaded onto a barge in preparation for cast off at 12:45 p.m. The vessel will be taken across to Vinalhaven, where the cargo will be unloaded at Carver's Harbor.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Fox Islands Wind Power Project

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:03:00 GMT

Islanders from throughout North Haven and Vinalhaven joined Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Cianbro Chairman Peter Vigue, CEO George Baker of Fox Islands Wind, LLC, local dignitaries and several other VIPs at the groundbreaking of the new Fox Islands Wind power project. Cianbro's construction team shut down operations for a little less than an hour to give the guests of honor a chance to deliver short speeches, discussing the importance of the project to the stability of electricity supplies and prices on the islands, and to the future of the coastal wind power industry in Maine.

Cianbro to Build Wind Turbines for Fox Islands Wind Project

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:24:00 GMT

After months of negotiations, public outreach, permit applications and design work, Fox Islands Wind, LLC, is now overseeing the first construction phases of an effort to bring wind energy to Vinalhaven and North Haven, off the Maine coast. When work on site is completed later this year, three 1.5 megawatt General Electric wind turbines will be feeding electricity directly to the power distribution system on the two islands. The turbines are expected to stabilize power prices on the islands, a benefit that has won the overwhelming support of the islanders for the project. Any surplus power that is generated by the wind turbines will be sold back to the regional grid via the submarine cable that currently delivers electricity to the islands.