Massachusetts & Rhode Island make history with largest offshore wind projects yet
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Massachusetts and Rhode Island have selected 2,878 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power in the region’s first-ever coordinated procurement.
Rhode Island & Connecticut’s 704 MW Revolution Wind achieves first ‘steel in the water’
Electrek
MAY 16, 2024
The 704-megawatt (M) Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, just hit a major milestone.
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Massachusetts & Rhode Island make history with largest offshore wind projects yet
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Photo: Worldview Films via Vineyard Wind 1 Massachusetts and Rhode Island have selected 2,878 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power in the region’s first-ever coordinated procurement. This wind power will bring clean energy to over 1.4 The economic ripple effects of these projects will be massive.
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Rhode Island & Connecticut’s 704 MW Revolution Wind achieves first ‘steel in the water’
Baua Electric
MAY 16, 2024
Photo: Revolution Wind The 704-megawatt (M) Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, just hit a major milestone. Revolution Wind’s site is more than 15 miles south of Rhode Island and 32 miles southeast of Connecticut.
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Rhode Island Can & Must Phase Out Gas Cars
Green Energy Consumers
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Rhode Island has led the nation in the electric sector, with the first offshore wind farm in the country off of Block Island and the groundbreaking law to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2033. Unfortunately, concerning the transportation sector, the state is lagging behind several states.
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Rhode Island leaps ahead towards 100% renewable electricity!
Green Energy Consumers
JUNE 14, 2022
Rhode Island makes history! Rhode Island is now set to become the first state to reach that total level of commitment towards wind, solar, and other qualifying power sources.
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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States
Cars That Think
AUGUST 4, 2022
It is true that Rhode Island is small. Much of the meager wind power that does exist comes either from other states or from the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm—the first offshore wind farm in the US—which consists of just five turbines and only came online in 2016. And Rhode Island has done that.”.
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Connecticut & Rhode Island’s offshore wind farm just got the construction go-ahead
Electrek
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, can begin offshore construction in 2024. more… The post Connecticut & Rhode Island’s offshore wind farm just got the construction go-ahead appeared first on Electrek.
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The US approves Revolution Wind, its fourth major offshore wind farm
Electrek
AUGUST 22, 2023
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced its approval of Rhode Island and Connecticut’s Revolution Wind offshore wind farm. more… The post The US approves Revolution Wind, its fourth major offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek.
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Poll Finds Majority Support for Offshore Wind in Southern New England
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 29, 2024
If you read our blog on the High Cost of Saying NO to Offshore Wind , you know that offshore wind technology brings numerous benefits. Recent poll results from the Barr Foundation highlight consensus among Southern New England residents in favor of offshore wind initiatives.
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The first US offshore wind farm has had no negative effect on fish, finds groundbreaking study
Electrek
APRIL 18, 2022
Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island is the United States’ first offshore wind farm. The 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm began commercial operations in December 2016 and generates enough energy to power 17,000 homes.
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Staying the Path Towards Offshore Wind in New England
Green Energy Consumers
AUGUST 1, 2023
There has been a lot of news about offshore wind in New England lately. First, some good news: Vineyard Wind 1, an 800MW project contracted with Massachusetts, is currently under construction and expected to be up and running by the end of the year.
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EGEB: GE finalizes contracts for phase 3 of world’s largest offshore wind farm
Electrek
MAY 19, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE will provide 87 Haliade-X 14 MW for the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Rhode Island gets more than 100 megawatts of solar as it works toward 100% clean electricity by 2030. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
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A huge new 1.2 GW offshore wind farm is headed to New England
Baua Electric
MARCH 27, 2024
Photo: Avangrid Vineyard Offshore, which developed Vineyard Wind 1, has submitted a proposal for a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to three New England states. GW of offshore wind capacity. Vineyard Wind 2 was proposed to each state and to the three states together under the New England solicitation process.
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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2023
These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. Nuclear 0 0 Wind 2.5 On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5 Natural gas 87.9
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Dept. of Interior to auction nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for wind energy development
Green Car Congress
JULY 3, 2014
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy development in a 19 August 2014 competitive lease sale. BOEM expects to hold additional competitive auctions for Wind Energy Areas offshore Massachusetts and New Jersey in the coming year. Bluewater Wind Maryland, LLC.
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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area.
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Offshore Wind Critical to Preservation of a Livable & Equitable Future
Green Energy Consumers
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Revolution Wind 1 and the South Fork Wind projects off Rhode Island’s coast meet a critical need for large-scale carbon-free electricity generation in the Northeast. The climate crisis demands a fundamental cultural shift in our energy system.
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Wind, Hills and Range Anxiety: A 50-Mile Handcycling Adventure
Baua Electric
JULY 9, 2024
Then, at last, we were winding through town as eight police officers on motorcycles leapfrogged ahead to guard the intersections. To have the wind in your hair is something that patients don’t know that they will ever get back again.” We rode past the Roundhouse, where the New Mexico Legislature meets. I cycled on, nearing my goal.
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US Departments of Energy and Interior unveil national offshore wind strategy and major offshore wind initiatives
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities for up to $50.5 Next-Generation Drivetrain (up to $7.5
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210 US to hold second auction for renewable energy on Outer Continental Shelf
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2013
offering nearly 112,800 acres offshore Virginia for commercial wind energy leasing. The nation’s first wind energy lease sale for an area offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts was held on 31 July. Under the terms of the Final Sale Notice, the wind energy area offshore Virginia will be auctioned as a single lease.
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Smallest state poses big question: natural gas or renewable energy?
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Rhode Island is in the midst of deciding whether to continue getting a large portion of energy from fossil fuels, or to switch to renewable energy. Those options are represented by two competing projects: a large natural-gas power plant, and an offshore wind farm. The smallest U.S. DON'T MISS: Dirty.
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DOE, BOEMRE and NOAA awarding nearly $5M for projects to advance ocean renewable energy
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2010
The University of Rhode Island (Kingston, Rhode Island) will develop and test standardized protocols for baseline studies and monitoring for the collection and comparison of scientifically valid and comparable data for specific offshore renewable energy issues.
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NEESC releases 2015 hydrogen & fuel cell development plans for eight Northeastern states; power generation and transportation
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Further, the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology will also help meet carbon dioxide emissions reduction and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) requirements, and utilize renewable energy from indigenous sources such as biomass, wind, and photovoltaic (PV) power. Rhode Island. million ZEVs between 2018 and 2025, 1.24
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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster
Cars That Think
AUGUST 6, 2021
When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change.
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Epic Timing For An EV: Ford Launches Lightning F-150 Pickup, Offshore Wind Picks Up, Pipeline Goes Down
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 12, 2021
All good things are worth waiting for, and the timing is eerily perfect for the Lightning, Ford's new electric version of the F-150 pickup.
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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster
Cars That Think
AUGUST 6, 2021
When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change.
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CMU/DAI study finds shutting down US nuclear plants would have significant negative economic and environmental consequences
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2011
The number of replacement wind turbines is estimated using 70 meter, 2.5 To replace the nuclear plants located in counties with populations over half a million with wind power would require the construction of 25,000 large wind turbines on land greater than one and half times the size of Rhode Island.
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Savoring the Summer at 5 Waterside Hotels
Baua Electric
MAY 26, 2024
And at these five properties you can make the most of the season, whether you want to splash in the ocean off the Maine coast, paddle board across a reservoir in upstate New York, kayak in a Rhode Island bay, or laze by a river on a South Carolina island.
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52 US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Wind Energy Project: GLPTC seeks to reduce its electrical energy usage by investing in a renewable source of energy to be generated by wind using equipment on site.
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8.5 Million Sq. Ft. of Commercial Rooftop Solar, 40kW Onboard Charger, & Shipping Transitioning to Ammonia — Cleantech News
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 28, 2024
As over 100 megawatts of rooftop solar power come to life, it is comforting to know that all of those enormous roofed storage facilities storing Americans’ stuff will be powered by clean energy. In addition, a company in Italy is investing a small fortune to build 1.5 continued] The post 8.5 Million Sq.
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Two more New England offshore wind farms just got the all-clear
Baua Electric
JULY 1, 2024
Photo Credit: Eric Haynes Avangrid (NYSE: AGR) now has full federal approval of the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. New England 1 will border Vineyard Wind 1 to the south. The states are expected to announce the winners in August 2024. Get started here.
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Happy New Year for Climate & Cleantech, New England?
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 11, 2023
Happy New Year! According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government.
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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
The current Prius had received more wind tunnel hours of testing than any other Toyota in history. The launch states include California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Vehicle deliveries begin in Spring 2012.
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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2015
Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. Earlier post.).
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Small Islands Are Biggest Beneficiaries Of Renewable Energy
Green Car Reports
MAY 27, 2015
Islands are often cut off from mainland grid infrastructure, which drives up energy costs for the people who live there. When it comes to sites where renewable energy can have the biggest impact, it's best to look offshore.
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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2021
Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Providence, Rhode Island). Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy ARROW(e), $1,000,000. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). IP Group, Inc. Wilmington, Delaware). OpenOA, $249,950. Utilidata, Inc.
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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
The full under-floor cover and aerodynamically designed clearance lights reduce wind resistance and contribute to improved fuel efficiency and handling stability. In 2016, Air Liquide, in collaboration with Toyota, is targeting construction of 12 stations in five states – New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2010
The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” There will never be a cap-and-trade bill passed by the United States Senate.
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Dem VP pick Walz is ‘climate champion,’ unlike Musk-backed GOP EV haters
Baua Electric
AUGUST 8, 2024
With a narrow majority in the Minnesota legislature, Democrats passed and Walz signed a law requiring 100% of Minnesota’s electricity generation to come from carbon-free energy sources (such as wind, water, solar, and nuclear) by 2040.
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