Tag: Vineyard Wind
Biggest problem facing offshore wind energy isn’t broken blades. It’s public...
Jim Boyd’s heart sank the first time he saw the now-infamous image of a fractured wind turbine blade dangling above the Atlantic Ocean.
Not because...
Will Mass. wind farm’s blade failure affect Revolution Wind?
As crews continue to clean up debris from a destroyed turbine blade at a Massachusetts wind farm and a federal agency investigates what went...
SCOTUS weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment,...
SupplyRI announces new offshore wind partnerships
PROVIDENCE – Two offshore wind companies will join SupplyRI as new procurers, R.I. Commerce Corp. announced last week.
As program “anchors,” Vineyard Offshore and Avangrid...
Vineyard Wind turbine sending power to the U.S. grid for the...
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
The...
N.B. protest pauses work on Vineyard Wind project
NEW BEDFORD – Work on a highly touted wind farm project off the Massachusetts coast was shut down because of a protest over diversity...
New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it...
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in...
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.,...
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