Tag: Block Island Wind Farm
While delays have hampered offshore wind, land-based turbines loom large in...
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
Waiting on more offshore wind
Three major offshore wind projects are in various stages of complicated permitting processes in southern New England waters.
Revolution Wind is a joint effort between...
State leaders tout opening of Orsted innovation hub
PROVIDENCE – State officials joined Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind on March 2 to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s innovation hub, touting it...
Orsted to open innovation hub in Providence
NEWPORT – The global offshore wind developer that owns the Block Island Wind Farm today announced plans to open a United States Innovation Hub...
O’Keefe named Propeller Club of Narragansett Bay’s Maritime Person of the...
JOHN O’KEEFFE, director of U.S. marine affairs for Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind, was named The Propeller Club of Narragansett Bay’s Maritime Person of the...
R.I. leader in energy economy
In 1901, a gusher erupted from the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont, Texas. The sight of oil gushing out of the ground captured the...
Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract
PROVIDENCE – State regulators Tuesday approved what was described as a historically significant agreement in the movement away from fossil fuels, clearing the way...
URI students develop device to detect whales near offshore wind farm
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean engineering students at the University of Rhode Island have developed an acoustic device that detects the sounds made by whales...
PBN on WJAR-TV, March 18, 2019
New players are disrupting a host of traditional services. While bad for some R.I. entrepreneurs, others cash in.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...
Do you care if Rhode Island has a large-scale wind-energy production...
More than a decade ago, former Gov. Donald L. Carcieri proposed making Rhode Island the leader in developing offshore wind energy. The Block Island...
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