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,...
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,...
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...
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...
