Tag: Offshore Wind
R.I. an offshore wind follower
Offshore wind supporters were heartened by the Biden administration’s March 29 commitment to the industry, including the environmental review of at least three Atlantic...
Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, announcing progress on a...
Offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard nears approval
NEW BEDFORD (AP) – The first commercial-scale offshore wind power development in United States history is edging closer to approval, federal officials said Monday.
The...
Five Questions With: Nicholas Ucci
Nicholas Ucci | Commissioner, R.I. Office of Energy Resources
1. How has the pandemic impacted or potentially hindered the state’s ability to reach outgoing Gov....
Map aims to reduce fishing, offshore wind conflicts
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island professor has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to create a...
Super sector: Experts say R.I.’s $5B blue economy has oceans of...
Intertwined with Rhode Island’s economy as a source of food, recreation and power, and as a medium for transportation and defense, the ocean has...
Strength of ‘blue economy’ won’t fade
When Rhode Island’s economy bounces back – and it will – its strengths before the COVID-19 pandemic will again lead the way. High on...
While delays have hampered offshore wind, land-based turbines loom large in...
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
Waiting on more offshore wind
Three major offshore wind projects are in various stages of complicated permitting processes in southern New England waters.
Revolution Wind is a joint effort between...
Bristol Community College receives $861K to launch offshore wind training program
FALL RIVER – Bristol Community College announced Wednesday that it received $861,097 from the Baker-Polito administration to launch the college’s National Offshore Wind Institute...
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