Tag: blue economy
Two hubs better than one when looking for job growth
For those wondering where post-pandemic job growth might come from in Rhode Island, there’s encouraging news on two fronts.
On Oct. 23, the state was...
URI poll: Education funding should increase, trust in government low
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders feel that state and local K-12 education funding should increase and support investment in the blue economy but they...
Naval Undersea Warfare Center enters partnership to build underwater station
PROVIDENCE – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport has entered into an agreement with Proteus Ocean Group to build an underwater "space station"...
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...
