Tag: Renewable Energy
Have the tariffs on imported solar panels been worth it?
When the Trump administration put tariffs on imported solar panels (mainly from China), the solar power industry expected that it would suffer as a...
Brown to offset fossil fuel consumption with renewable energy investments
PROVIDENCE – In the first of two planned renewable energy projects, Brown University will develop a solar facility on a former 240-acre sand and...
Innovation comes to Newport
A century-old school in Newport is being repurposed into Innovate Newport, an incubator for companies looking to join the region’s tech economy.
While the idea...
Which do you think is better for Rhode Island’s environment: Building...
Even as more utility-scale solar energy facilities are being built in Rhode Island, there is a backlash against where they are being sited. Many...
National Grid to sort through state’s renewable-energy proposals
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island will begin reviewing 11 wind and solar energy proposals to help Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s administration reach its...
Aquanis receives $3.5M federal grant to further wind turbine research
PROVIDENCE – Aquanis Inc. of East Greenwich will receive a $3.5 million federal grant to further its research of “active aerodynamic load control for...
Providence zoning board to consider 3 new 364-ft. turbines at waterfront
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Zoning Board of Review will consider two proposals for the construction of three wind turbines on the Providence waterfront at...
Federal reports: Wind energy market gains momentum
PROVIDENCE – When it comes to clean energy, the answer is increasingly blowing in the wind – and Rhode Island is playing its part...
Vineyard Wind project energy costs less than from conventional sources
PROVIDENCE – Earlier this month, the wholesale price of electricity (including renewable energy certificates) to be generated by the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project was...
Block Island Times: sea2shore wind farm transmission cable exposed near shore
NEW SHOREHAM – The sea2shore transmission cable for the Block Island Wind Farm project, which was installed by National Grid Rhode Island, is exposed...
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