Phillips Lightolier Wind Turbine
Fall River, MA
J.L. Marshall was hired as the design-build general contractor on the Phillips Lightolier Wind Turbine in Fall River, Massachusetts. On this unique project, J.L. Marshall was responsible for implementing, integrating and finalizing the design for this 2.0MW wind turbine generator. The scope of work included aspects of the design, engineering, turbine delivery coordination, construction, installation, interconnection, start-up and testing of the turbine.
J.L. Marshall was tasked with overseeing all mechanical and electrical work required to make the wind turbine fully operational. This included all electrical grounding work, the commissioning and instrumentation of the turbine’s generating equipment and control systems, and the implementation of the metering system’s hardware and software. Additionally, J.L. Marshall directed the installation and interconnection of the power collection system, associated cables, utility metering system, renewable energy certificate metering system and grounding grid system.
J.L. Marshall developed the foundation and design loadings for the turbine’s base structure. This supported the 40-story tower and the 184,000-pound nacelle, which houses all the wind turbine’s generating components. J.L. Marshall’s engineers set the 14’-9” diameter embed to precise machine tolerances to set the turbine’s tower. At the time of construction, this 415-foot-tall structure with 145-foot-long blades was the largest wind turbine in New England.