International consulting group COWI has increased its presence in the USA for the consultancy contract with Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts – the first major US offshore wind energy project.
Vineyard Wind awarded COWI the consultancy contract for parts of the project which in its first phase will generate 800MW.
Consequently, COWI is expanding its competencies in Boston by extending its current premises and increasing the staff.
The extension aims to support the Vineyard Wind project and to meet the demand for renewable energy on the US market.
COWI expects to increase the staff from the current two employees at the Boston office to expected 80 -100 specialists within wind energy within approximately 3 years.
“We’re well positioned to meet the demand, thanks to the competencies that we’ve built in Denmark for the past 20 years. Now, we go where the market and our customers are. To that end, we’re building competencies and adding new staff to our Boston office, which boasts a central location in terms of existing and future projects,” said Jan Behrendt Ibsø , VP of Wind Energy and Renewables with COWI.