Tag: blue economy
BOEM completes environmental analysis of offshore Revolution Wind project
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Monday that it had completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Revolution Wind Farm...
147-turbine offshore wind project suffers another setback
PROVIDENCE – A significant Massachusetts offshore energy project faces additional headwinds following a decision Thursday by a Rhode Island state agency to not issue...
URI Research Foundation receives $2.4M federal grant to launch RISE-UP blue...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the U.S....
Regionalized approach on food production, consumption urged
PROVIDENCE – A new report released June 5 by the New England State Food System Planners Partnership notes that the region has become too...
Eversource to sell all interests in offshore wind joint venture
PROVIDENCE – New England’s leading developer of offshore wind is selling off its interests in the joint venture that is building massive power generation...
URI receives $3M from van Beuren Foundation for bay campus renovation...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The pending modernization of the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus received another significant financial boost.
The university announced Monday that...
UMass Dartmouth receives $3.6M federal grant for MUST program
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Marine and UnderSea Technology research program will once again be the beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar federal grant...
Blue and green startups avoiding funding crunch
Over the past year, declining investments, layoffs and uncertainty about the future have plagued tech companies throughout the U.S. And while tech giants such...
It’s not if but when on recession, so get ready
Inflation and a looming recession have weighed heavily on local business owners and state leaders for months. And with good reason, as this week’s...
‘Now is our time’: URI President Parlange unveils school’s strategic plan
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In front of a live audience Wednesday in Edwards Hall, University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange unveiled a 10-year...