Tag: Turbines
IN THE WIND: Nascent local industry holds promise of job growth
When Rhode Island political leaders, educators and employers consider the future of offshore wind – with lots of big, white turbines spinning in the...
SouthCoast Wind CEO: Offshore project not ‘economically and financially viable’
PROVIDENCE – The CEO of SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC was grilled for more than two hours on Monday and repeatedly asked why the company...
Work starts on wind farm off New England’s southern coast
WAINSCOTT, N.Y. (AP) — Construction has started on a wind project with turbines off the coasts of New York and Rhode Island that is...
N.J.’s offshore wind plans facing some turbulence
OCEAN CITY, N.J. – New Jersey is moving aggressively to become the leader in the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry on the East Coast,...
Can R.I. ride wind-energy wave?
Rhode Island has invested heavily in its port infrastructure in recent years, to retrofit what had been created with the last century’s industries in...