Tag: Offshore Wind
SEC filing of the week: Avangrid shareholders approve $2.55B takeover bid
PROVIDENCE – A Connecticut-based energy company that owns a pair of offshore wind farms in New England has accepted a $2.55 billion takeover bid.
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URI receives $2.5M to study ‘ghost gear’ around offshore wind projects
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team from the University of Rhode Island will monitor biodiversity and lost or abandoned fishing gear – dubbed ‘ghost gear’...
Sunrise Wind project earns final approval from federal agency
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gave its final approval Friday to the 924-megawatt Sunrise Wind project off the coast of...
The good, the bad and the opportunity in offshore wind
America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast earlier this year, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and...
Urbach departs N.K. Chamber to lead Connecticut Wind Collaborative
NORTH KINGSTOWN – After leading the local Chamber of Commerce for nearly a decade as its executive director and spearheading multiple workforce development initiatives...
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.
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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...
