Marisa Desautel - Providence Business News

FEELING UNEASY: Ironworkers Dorian Costa, left, and Oronde Hale have been working on the construction of Vineyard Wind out of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, visible in the background. But they’re now concerned about the future of the offshore wind industry.  PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

FADING PROMISE: Trump orders take toll on regional wind industry; will...

Cover Story 09/12/2025

It was a breezy summer afternoon at Quonset Point in North Kingstown when tradesmen Lucileno Gomes and Antonio Gianfrancesco clocked out after their shift...

R.I. fishermen push to block more offshore wind projects after Revolution...

Energy 08/26/2025

NARRAGANSETT – Desautel Browning Law, the firm representing a coalition of Rhode Island fishermen that filed a petition to halt offshore wind development, held...

ALL NINE members of the Rhode Island Fisherman’s Advisory Board have resigned in protest of the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council’s stance on offshore wind farms, but it’s under what effect it might have on the approval process. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Board quits, but CRMC tries to press on with offshore wind

Government 09/15/2023

The resignation of all nine members of the Rhode Island Fisherman’s Advisory Board in protest now threatens to gum up the federal approval process...

State coastal engineer alleges SouthCoast Wind developer lied to energy regulators

Energy 07/07/2023

Financial headwinds aren’t the only obstacle a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer must overcome to secure critical approvals from Rhode Island regulators. SouthCoast Wind...

SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS between the developer for the Revolution Wind project and Rhode Island fishermen over the installation of power cables in the fishing grounds off the Rhode Island coast may be the model on how to resolve future disputes as more offshore wind projects seek approvals. / SOURCE: R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT / PBN GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING

Is this a path to peace between offshore wind, fishermen?

Economy 12/23/2022

Fishermen and offshore wind developers say a recent agreement over the installation of undersea cables for the 100-turbine Revolution Wind project marks a turning...

Revolution Wind developer to pay $3.5M to R.I. fishermen for undersea...

Economic Activity 12/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – Initial tensions between Rhode Island fishermen and an offshore wind developer over the project’s cable burial plan have dissipated, eased by a...

Mayflower Wind seeks state approval to run cables under Portsmouth

Economic Activity 10/04/2022

PROVIDENCE – An offshore wind developer wants to run cables up the Sakonnet River and under Aquidneck Island to deliver electricity to Massachusetts' south...