Tag: Mayflower Wind
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...
SouthCoast Wind CEO: Offshore project not ‘economically and financially viable’
PROVIDENCE – The CEO of SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC was grilled for more than two hours on Monday and repeatedly asked why the company...
R.I. offshore wind proponents optimistic despite SouthCoast financing troubles
A second Massachusetts wind farm developer has hit economic headwinds and decided to renege on its contracts. Could Rhode Island’s projects be next to...
Mayflower Wind developer agrees to use R.I. suppliers under Commerce program
PROVIDENCE – A Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer is the latest company to sign on to the state’s business-to-business service known as SupplyRI.
R.I. Commerce...
Innovate Greater Newport launches second “The Blue and You” summer speaker...
PROVIDENCE – Innovate Greater Newport kicked off its second annual “The Blue and You” summer speaker series on June 23, which will continue through...
Southcoast Community Foundation wins 2021 APEX Award
SARAH ROSE is the director of engagement for the Southcoast Community Foundation, which recently won a 2021 APEX Award from the One SouthCoast Chamber...
Closed coal plant will be transformed into offshore wind hub
SOMERSET (AP) – The site of a former coal-fired power plant will be transformed into the first offshore wind manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, the...
Mayflower Wind commits to multimillion dollar fund to support workforce and...
PROVIDENCE – Mayflower Wind has agreed to a potential multimillion commitment to a new fund with the SouthCoast Community Foundation called The Mayflower Fund...
Mayflower Wind bid includes $81M investment along Mass. south coast
SOMERSET – The former coal plant at Brayton Point could serve as the interconnection point for 1,200 megawatts of wind-powered energy projected to create...
‘Urgency’ grows for offshore wind projects
The stakes are rising fast in the fledgling offshore wind-energy industry, as companies jockey for position in the waters from Cape Cod to the...