Tag: Vineyard Wind
Could ‘regionalism’ slow offshore wind?
In Rhode Island, home to the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., most people support expanding offshore wind power – with one important...
New Bedford to add marine terminal for offshore wind
NEW BEDFORD – Plans to turn a decommissioned power station into a staging and storage area for offshore wind turbines are taking shape under...
Squid games: R.I. fishermen sue to stop Vineyard Wind
PROVIDENCE – Three commercial fishing businesses from Rhode Island are suing to stop construction of the first major offshore wind facility in the U.S.,...
Five Questions With: Tricia Jedele
Tricia Jedele | Atlantic Coast offshore wind policy manager, The Nature Conservancy
1. This is a new position for The Nature Conservancy. What does...
Maritime logistics company opens offshore-wind hub in CIC Providence
PROVIDENCE – A Florida-based maritime logistics company is the latest in the burgeoning offshore wind industry to set up offices in Providence’s Innovation &...
Nantucket residents filing suit over offshore wind project
BOSTON (AP) – A group of Nantucket residents is filing a lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of wind turbines off the coast...
Unchartered training: How does region build workforce for new wind sector?
Toiling hundreds of feet above the open ocean, sometimes amid stormy weather and battering waves, technicians in the offshore wind industry need not only...
Federal government approves Vineyard Wind offshore wind project
An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes and is touted by backers as a key piece of America's...
R.I. has muted reaction to shifting offshore wind priorities
After years of competing for a crucial position on the forefront of the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry, Rhode Island officials no longer seem...
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...