Making Connections: Community Questions About Offshore Wind Cables

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Feb 10, 2023 | Coastal Communities, News, ocean planning

The prospect of an offshore wind cable running from a wind farm in federal waters up the Sakonnet and connecting to the grid through the town of Portsmouth has raised community questions and concerns over the impacts from cable installation on fish and the surrounding...

Sea Grant to Offer Expert Assistance for Communities, Stakeholders in Offshore Wind Energy

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 9, 2021 | News, ocean planning, Uncategorized

Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to have an operational offshore wind farm in 2016 after an extensive planning process that identified an optimal location and addressed environmental, technical, and logistical concerns and user conflicts. Today,...

Northeast Sea Grant Call for Research Proposals on Offshore Renewable Energy & Communities

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 29, 2021 | News, ocean planning, Research

Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries partner to invest $1M+ to support research for the co-existence of ocean energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy...

Offshore renewable energy improves habitat, increases fish

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 26, 2020 | News, ocean planning

Offshore turbines and other renewable energy structures can have beneficial impacts on seafloor habitats and fish communities, said researchers from Belgium and the U.K. at a recent webinar on lessons learned from offshore renewable energy.  The European scientists,...

Lessons from U.S.’s First Offshore Wind Farm

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 9, 2020 | News, ocean planning

Planners, members of the fishing industry, and developers share what went well with Block Island Wind Farm—and what could have gone better—to aid future development Wind farm photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons by Ionna22   Planning for the nation’s first...

Takings Implications of Offshore Wind Energy Development

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 30, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News, ocean planning

Takings Implications of Offshore Wind Energy Development The successful installation of the Block Island Wind Farm in 2016 and its continued operation have encouraged investments in offshore wind projects in federal waters along the Atlantic seaboard. These proposed...