Tag: Offshore Wind
With South Fork Wind open, others will follow
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms.
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Venterra Group expands marine acoustics services for offshore wind
PROVIDENCE – Venterra Group PLC has expanded its marine acoustic services to include updated noise mitigation technology, online educational resources and animal behavior modeling...
BOEM completes environmental analysis of offshore New England Wind Farm project
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Monday that it has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed New England Wind...
Investment fund buying Eversource’s share in Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind
PROVIDENCE – Eversource Energy LLC has found a buyer for its stake in two offshore wind projects off the coast of Rhode Island.
The company...
Orsted says job cuts won’t affect Revolution Wind project
PROVIDENCE – The world’s largest offshore wind developer, Orsted A/S, on Wednesday said global plans to cut jobs and leave offshore wind markets won't...
Local nonprofit Green Oceans suing to overturn wind farm development approvals
LITTLE COMPTON – A local nonprofit organization has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against multiple U.S. agencies over...
Portsmouth Town Council approves host agreement with SouthCoast Wind
Faced with receiving $23 million or nothing, the Portsmouth Town Council begrudgingly approved an agreement that allows a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer access...
Eversource faces up to $1.6B in impairment charges on 3 offshore...
PROVIDENCE – Eversource Energy LLC said it expects to record an impairment charge of up to $1.6 billion as talks proceed to sell its...
Vineyard Wind turbine sending power to the U.S. grid for the...
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
The...
ProvPort executes lease to develop E.P. port; Waterson Terminal pledges $35M...
EAST PROVIDENCE – More than a year after ground was broken to build a new wind turbine shipping and staging area on the city’s...