Congratulations to the entire project team for the successful completion of South Fork Wind, which was recognized as both Project of the Year and Best Project in the Energy/Industrial category for 2024 by Engineering News-Record New York.
The first utility-scale offshore wind energy project in the United States, South Fork Wind represents a major milestone for renewable energy. Aqueos Marine, Inc., a division of Michels Construction, Inc., completed the cable pull-in scope of work, while Michels Trenchless, Inc. installed approximately 2,600 feet of landfall conduit by horizontal directional drilling and performed a record number of Direct Pipe landfalls.
The 12-turbine wind farm, located off the coast of Long Island, NY, is designed to produce clean energy to power 70,000 homes.