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...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Feb 3, 2017 | Coastal Communities, News, Research, Uncategorized
BOEM Contracts URI for New Project to Identify Impacts of Offshore Wind Farm Analysis Focusing on Effects of Block Island Wind Farm on Rhode Island Recreation and Tourism Activities NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND –– In Rhode Island state ocean waters, the nation’s first...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
As development of the first U.S. offshore wind farm begins in Block Island Sound, many Rhode Islanders and others are praising the state’s efforts in marine spatial planning and the role of the Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) in the federal regulation...
