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Rhode Island Opens Public Comment Period for Offshore Wind RFP
A 30-day public comment period for a drafted Rhode Island offshore wind procurement request for proposals is open through October 7, says the state’s...
Orsted, Eversource Launch R.I. Offshore Wind Workforce Collaboration
Offshore wind joint-venture partners Ørsted and Eversource have formed a collaborative partnership with higher education, labor and workforce development organizations to prepare Rhode Island’s...
R.I. Governor Signs Law Requiring State to Offset Electricity with Renewable Energy
Gov. Dan McKee has signed historic legislation into law to substantially increase renewable energy production and supply by requiring that 100% of Rhode Island’s...
White House Introduces Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership with 11 States
The White House is joining with 11 East Coast governors to launch the new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership to accelerate the growing offshore...
Amended R.I. Bill Requires Utility to Invest in Offshore Wind Without Incentives
The Rhode Island Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture has approved amended legislation that would require PPL Corp.’s Rhode Island Energy electric utility (previously...
WIND Utilizes RI Port as Cable Storage Facility for Offshore Wind Servicing
WIND, a Dutch subsea cable company, has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Waterson Terminals, a large terminal operator located in Rhode Island with...
Orsted, Eversource Award Revolution Wind Export Cable Installation Contract to Nexans
Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution Wind Farm. The project...
Orsted, Eversource Select Suppliers for Five New Offshore Wind Crew Vessels
Ørsted and Eversource have selected two regional vessel operators that will partner with Rhode Island shipyards to build crew transfer vessels (CTVs) serving the...
Senator Named Ocean State’s ‘Clean Energy Champion’
As part of the Northeast Clean Energy Council’s (NECEC) annual Rhode Island Clean Energy Day, clean energy business stakeholders convened at the Rhode Island...
Wind Turbine Goes Down In Snowy Rhode Island
Strong winds accompanying the snowstorm pummeling the Northeast took down a wind turbine in Narragansett, R.I., today.
According to a post on the Narragansett Emergency...
Rhode Island Governor Plots Whopping 1,000% Renewables Increase
Gov. Gina Raimondo, who heads the state with the U.S.' first offshore wind farm, has announced an ambitious goal for Rhode Island: a tenfold increase in renewables by 2020.
U.S. Offshore Wind Becomes A Reality In ‘A Matter Of Days’
The U.S.’ first offshore wind farm will begin commercial operations in a “matter of days,” developer Deepwater Wind has revealed.
In its latest update on...
Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition Names 2017 Leaders
The Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition has appointed Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-R.I., and Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., the group’s chair and vice chair,...
R.I. Wastewater Treatment Company Goes All In On Wind, Renewables
The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), a wastewater treatment company based out of Providence, R.I., is reportedly planning to operate on 100% renewable energy in...
Deepwater Wind Eyes Fall For Start Of Commercial Operations
Deepwater Wind has completed installation of the five Haliade wind turbines that will power the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm, located roughly three...
R.I. Governor Signs Renewables Bills, Including One To Boost RPS
Joined by state legislators and other officials on Thursday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, D-R.I., ceremonially signed into law several bills meant to advance renewable...
Block Island Wind Farm Vessel Heads to France; Next Stop: Rhode Island
Having been mobilized in Esbjerg, Denmark, the Brave Tern installation vessel for the Block Island wind farm is now headed to GE’s facility in...
R.I. Legislature Passes Bill To Boost Renewable Energy Target
The Rhode Island legislature has passed a bill to advance the state’s renewable energy target from 14.5% by 2019 to 40% by 2035 -...
Block Island Wind Farm Kicks Off 2016 Construction
With the initial tower sections that will eventually support five Haliade 6 MW offshore wind turbines serving as the backdrop, Deepwater Wind, GE, and political and labor leaders kicked off the project's 2016 construction season.