Tag: U.S. Department of Energy
R.I. offering $31M in energy-efficiency rebates for home electrification, appliances
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has launched a $31 million home electrification and appliance rebates program aimed to help install energy-saving improvements in homes of...
U.S. Department of Energy allocates $1.6M to improve R.I. building energy...
PROVIDENCE – Efforts to forward modernized building energy codes in the Ocean State recently received a $1.6 million infusion from the U.S. Department of Energy.
On...
R.I., Mass. select procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts have agreed to a coordinated procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power from three yet-to-be-operating wind farms...
URI developing federal carbon energy technology
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The U.S. Department of Energy will supply a research partnership between the University of Rhode Island and the University of Kentucky...
UMass Dartmouth chosen to join $11.9M federal offshore wind academic center
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has been chosen to be part of a national team of universities and government agencies chosen by...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution gets $25M gift
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution recently received a $25 million gift from Paul Salem, chairman of the institute's board of...
CCRI designated one of 17 U.S. Industrial Assessment Centers
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island has gained new energy auditing and workforce training capabilities through its recent designation as an Industrial Assessment Center.
The designation,...
R.I. launches $2.6M Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources on Tuesday launched the $2.6 million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program.
The program is supported by...
R.I. receiving $6.6M in federal funding for resiliency of electric grid
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources will be receiving a total of $6.6 million in federal funding, according to Gov. Daniel J....
R.I., consortium propose $3.6B national clean energy hub
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and six other states in the Northeast jointly submitted a $3.62 billion proposal to U.S. Department of Energy on Friday...