Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Improves Fishing & Tourism
Two recent studies claim the offshore wind farm near Block Island has lead to higher tourism and better recreational fishing. Commercial fishermen are less than thrilled, however.
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Rhode Trip: My Week With A Kia Niro PHEV
After spending a week with the Kia Niro plug-in hybrid, I found the car was comfortable, capable, and convenient. I want one.
GE & Citi Provide Tax Equity Financing To Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm
Announced on Tuesday, GE Energy Financial Services and Citi closed tax equity financing for Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm being developed off the coast of Rhode Island, which will be the country’s first offshore wind farm. GE Energy Financial Services, a division of GE and a global energy investor, … [continued]
Turbines Are Up At Block Island, The First US Offshore Wind Farm
By Christian Roselund Last Thursday, workers using a boat-mounted crane secured the final 240-foot blade onto a massive wind turbine, anchored to the ocean floor beneath Long Island Sound. With this act the turbine, and four others like it, were completed off the coast of a small island in the … [continued]
GE Renewable Energy Begins Shipping Nacelles For Block Island Wind Farm
GE Renewable Energy has begun shipping the first offshore wind nacelles to the United States for the Block Island Wind Farm, the country’s first offshore wind project. GE Renewable Energy announced on Monday that its offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, is completing the manufacturing of its first commercial series … [continued]
Deepwater Wind Files Final Federal, State Permits for Block Island Wind Farm
Said to be “the most thorough study ever conducted of a U.S. offshore wind farm,” Deepwater Wind invested three-years and $7 million in completing the permit applications for the proposed 30-MW Block Island Wind Farm, a project that management sees as a stepping stone on the path toward carrying out much larger projects off the US northeast and mid-Atlantic coast.
Whitehouse Proposes Legislation To Close Dark Money Tax Loophole
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island wants to force wealthy Americans to live by the same rules as everyone else.
Face-Off: 2015 Nissan LEAF S vs. 2018 Tesla Model 3 LR
Last week, Arthur Driessen — the intrepid Tesla Model 3 explorer crisscrossing the United States in his Tesla Model 3 — brought his 2018 Model 3 LR to CleanTechnica’s sumptuous New England regional offices, otherwise known as Blueberry Pointe, my home in Rhode Island. Since picking up up his car in April, 2018, Arthur has put almost 90,000 miles on the car in his quest to visit every Supercharger location in the US.
Little Rhody Hits The Climate Change Litigation Big Time
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the state may pursue its claims for damages against more than 21 oil and gas companies in state court.
Nuclear Power & Natural Gas Hit A Wall In US: Now What?
US offshore wind industry sneezes, knocks out nuclear power plant in New Jersey, fossil fuel power plant in Rhode Island.
