Rhode Island

Deepwater Wind won the country’s first ever federal offshore wind lease auction, acquiring an area nine miles from the coast of Massachusetts. The company subsequently signed a landmark agreement with NWF and other environmental organizations to protect endangered whales as their projects move forward in this area. Learn more

RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) partnered with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to finance pilot studies for regional fisheries research and monitoring for Southern New England in relation to the MA and RI/MA wind energy areas. The Request for Proposals is…

The RI Public Utilities Commission approved the power purchase deal between National Grid and the owners of Revolution Wind. The deal included a commitment to invest $40 million in Rhode Island port improvements, making Prov Port a construction hub for the project and the port at Quonset a long-term operations…

The offshore wind industry pledged $4.5 million to support education for high-school and college students. Learn more

The contract between National Grid and Ørsted, the developer of Rhode Island’s proposed 400-megawatt offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, was filed with the RI Public Utilities Commission. Learn more

Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) determined Vineyard Wind’s 800 MW offshore wind farm was consistent with state policies. Learn more

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Advisory Board voted in favor of Vineyard Wind’s $4.2 million compensation package for direct impacts of the 84-turbine wind farm in the Rhode Island sound. The plan also included a $12.5 million trust that would be set up over five years for additional costs to fishermen. Learn…

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), a multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, announced that it has begun a multi-million dollar offshore geotechnical engineering program for Deepwater Wind in Rhode Island Sound. Learn more

RI launches the first of its kind program, Wind Win RI, to begin in the Fall at North Kingston High School and Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich to train and award high school graduates with an offshore wind energy certificate. Middle-school kids will be introduced to the industry through…

Rhode Island announced that it will purchase 400 MW of offshore wind power from Deepwater Wind! Once operating, the project will generate approximately one-quarter of Rhode Islander’s electricity! The contract now needs to be approved by the RI Public Utilities Commission. Learn more

GEV Wind Power US, a turbine blade service company, announces it will establish a headquarters in Quonset after the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation approved financial incentives for the company amounting to $1.9 million. It is expected to bring 125 new jobs and an almost $14 million increase to RI’s annual…

RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) partnered with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to finance pilot studies for regional fisheries research and monitoring for Southern New England in relation to the MA and RI/MA wind energy areas. The Request for Proposals is…