Eight Attorneys General have filed a notice of intent that they will challenge two unlawful payoffs from the Trump administration to energy companies. In these settlements, the administration paid energy companies nearly $2 billion in exchange for the companies to abandon offshore wind projects and double down on fossil fuels. … [continued]
The French firm TotalEnergies will not build offshore wind farms in the US, but it's a big world out there. This is the Seagreen wind farm in Scotland, courtesy of TotalEnergies.
NORTHEAST — Today, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s $1 billion buyout of TotalEnergies’ offshore wind leases, a move that led the company to abandon its U.S. offshore wind projects in exchange for doubling down on … [continued]
Envision early 20th century Providence, Rhode Island. Over a century of textile manufacturing had dumped industrial toxins — thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” Two rivers combine to form the Providence River: the Woonosquatucket and the Moshassuck Rivers. The old timers insist … [continued]
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is finally beginning to deliver electricity to the US grid, having survived the Trump chopper (cropped, courtesy of Dominion Energy).
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind has survived the Trump chopper and is delivering electricity to the US grid.
Vineyard Wind Reaches Completion & Revolution Wind Delivers Power to Over 350,000 Homes This weekend marked a milestone for New England: Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm has completed construction and Revolution Wind offshore wind farm is sending power to the electric grid. In Connecticut and Rhode Island, Revolution Wind will … [continued]
The Coventry Landfill Solar project in Rhode Island has been completed. It features a 5.740 MW solar array. Using a landfill in this dual-purpose manner is both practical and smart because the land was not likely to be used for anything else. In other words, no land already in use … [continued]
US President Donald Trump struck a mighty blow against offshore wind workers on December 22, when he ordered work to halt on five major offshore wind projects spanning five states along the Atlantic Coast, throwing hundreds of households into the unemployment lines. Or not, as the case may be. On … [continued]
Turbine components for the new Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project are mustered on shore, awaiting transportation to the wind farm site at sea (cropped, courtesy of CVOW).
Mystery swirls over the classified DoD intel that led to an emergency work stoppage at five new wind farms in mid-construction.
Though the federal EV incentives are gone, some US states still have them: California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Rhode Island can be added to the list. Its DRIVE EV program provides rebates up to $1,500 for the purchase or lease of new battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles. … [continued]
In its sixth year, the annual research collaboration continues to examine the convergence of biodesign and biomimicry, advanced art and design practices, and the future of mobility across the globe In the 2025–26 Regeneration Studio, faculty and students explore the theme of “Tangible Futures” via two courses and complementary programming … [continued]
