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THE RECENT FAILURE of an offshore wind turbine built by Vineyard Wind LLC has caused some public opinion to be critical of the industry. /AP FILE PHOTO / DAVID GOLDMAN

Biggest problem facing offshore wind energy isn’t broken blades. It’s public...

Economy 09/05/2024

Jim Boyd’s heart sank the first time he saw the now-infamous image of a fractured wind turbine blade dangling above the Atlantic Ocean. Not because...

McKee to commit over $150M to climate change initiatives in proposed...

Economy 01/19/2022

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Wednesday that he will be committing more than $150 million that is earmarked for a series of...

Report: Offshore wind supply chain worth $109B over 10 years

Natural Resources 10/12/2021

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A group studying the economics of offshore wind energy in the United States says building and operating the nascent...

E.G.’s Arctura awarded $1.15M grant from U.S. Dept. of Energy

Entrepreneurship 07/26/2021

EAST GREENWICH - Arctura, a wind-energy technology company, on Monday said it was awarded a $1.15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The...

McKee: ‘It [will] be my budget’

Coronavirus 01/27/2021

PROVIDENCE – It’s been a whirlwind for Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee since Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was named on Jan. 7 as President...

A FRESH BREEZE: With state approval of the power-purchase agreement for the Revolution Wind project, Rhode Island is one step closer to having a utility-scale wind farm to go along with the Block Island Wind Farm pictured above.  / BLOOMBERG  NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

The future of energy starts now off Rhode Island’s shores

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/31/2019

Nearly 11 years after Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and his administration chose Deepwater Wind to be the developer of Rhode Island’s first large-scale offshore...

Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract 

Government 05/31/2019

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on May 28 unanimously approved a 20-year “power purchase” agreement between National Grid Rhode Island and DWW...

Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract

Government 05/28/2019

PROVIDENCE – State regulators Tuesday approved what was described as a historically significant agreement in the movement away from fossil fuels, clearing the way...

THE SITE that was formerly the Brayton Point coal power plant is expected to be the host of a 1,200 megawatt high-voltage, direct-current converter for offshore wind projects. Above, the Brayton Point site before the plant was decommissioned in 2017. The plant's cooling towers have since been demolished. / COURTESY DYNEGY INC.

Brayton Point planned for wind energy substation and battery center

Natural Resources 05/13/2019

SOMERSET – The former Brayton Point coal plant site is expected to be home to a 1,200-megawatt, high-voltage, direct-current converter substation to serve the...