PROVIDENCE – It came an hour and 40 minutes into a hearing on the latest offshore wind farm to move through the Rhode Island certification process, and the allegation was nothing new. Opponents of the ...
THREE MILES OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF BLOCK ISLAND – The Block Island Wind Farm should serve as a model for the rest of the country, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters during a ...
Last week, I fished the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) on an Anglers for Offshore Wind party boat trip. About 40 anglers from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island were on the trip, ...
It’s been more than 5 years since the Block Island wind farm became operational. Industry leaders say the farm demonstrates off-shore wind is more than just feasible. PROVIDENCE — Politicians, union ...
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. - A tour bus spills a few dozen people at its usual stop beside a postcard-perfect lighthouse at the south end of this tiny green island. But the tourists walk right past the ...
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. - Bryan Wilson’s boat leaves a harbor before dawn and heads toward a sunrise shrouded by heavy rain clouds. His destination, 3 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, is barely visible until ...
The U.S. currently has only one commercial offshore wind farm, the five-turbine, 30-MW Block Island Wind Farm. While the nation is off to a slow start in the offshore wind energy race, it is possible ...
In December 2016, America’s first offshore wind farm began commercial operations off the coast of Block Island. This facility has a capacity of 30 megawatts of power on average and is capable of ...
The study ‘doesn’t tell you what 100 turbines are going to be like, said Drew Carey, an author of the study and CEO of the Newport-based firm INSPIRE Environmental. ‘(But) it should allay the fears ...