Deepwater Wind asks CRMC to waive application fee
Deepwater Wind has asked the Coastal Resources Management Council to waive an application fee for the proposed Block Island Wind Farm. The application fee is steep.... $700,000.
View ArticleCRMC Denies Deepwater Wind Request to Waive Fee
A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council has denied Deepwater Wind’s request to waive a $700,000 fee. Deepwater Wind wanted the application fee waived for its offshore wind farm off...
View ArticleFriday, March 8, 2013
RI was largely spared the latest snow storm, but that was not the case for our neighbors in MA and CT. The state's economy is improving. These stories and more on the Morning News Podcast. Plus this...
View ArticleWill Narragansett allow a Transmission Line on Town Beach?
The Narragansett Town Council is holding a public meeting tonight that could be critical to the plans for an offshore wind project off the coast of Block Island.The Block Island Wind farm would place...
View ArticleNarragansett Suspends Talks with Deepwater Wind
The Narragansett Town Council Voted 5-0 to suspend talks with the offshore wind turbine developer, Deepwater Wind, until June. The council felt its residents needed more time to vet a plan to run a...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind in the Running for Off-Shore Wind Farm
The U.S. Department of Interior will auction off leases next month for the rights to build wind farms off the New England coast. One Rhode Island Company qualified to make a bid.The auction will be for...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind formalizes plan to bury Narragansett Transmission Line
Deepwater Wind has formalized plans to bury a transmission line underneath the town beach parking lot in Narragansett. The wind energy developer sent a revised plan to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
View ArticleNarragansett Town Council Meets With Deepwater Wind
In Narragansett, residents filled the Town Hall Wednesday to hear a question and answer session between the Town Council and the CEO of Deepwater Wind. The meeting focused on a proposal to run a...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind Pulls Application for Cable Connecting Wind Farm to Narragansett
Deepwater Wind is looking for a new location to connect its offshore wind farm to the mainland. The original plan was to run a line from its Block Island wind farm to Narragansett’s Town...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind And Alstom Sign Major Agreement For Block Island Wind Farm
Deepwater Wind selected the French company Alstom to supply its wind turbines for the Block Island offshore wind farm project.According to a company press release, Deepwater Wind made an initial...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind Awards Another Contract
Deepwater Wind has selected a Norwegian company to carry and install the turbines for the Block Island offshore wind farm project. This is the second contract Deepwater has awarded recently.The...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind Hearing Today On Block Island
A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council will hold another hearing today on Deepwater Wind's permit application to build a wind farm off the coast of Block Island.This is the second...
View ArticleCRMC Subcommittee To Hold Last Public Hearing For Deepwater Wind
A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council set the final public hearing to discuss Deepwater Wind’s proposed ocean wind farm for today. The subcommittee in charge of these hearings has...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: Business Moving Into Quonset
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for a weekly business segment The Bottom Line.This week Dave and Mark talk with Steven King, managing director...
View ArticleCRMC Subcommittee To Decide Its Recommendation On Offshore Wind Farm
A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council will take another step in the permitting process for a proposed offshore wind farm in state waters, when it decides next week whether to...
View ArticleCRMC Subcommittee Recommends Approving Proposed Offshore Wind Farm
A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council has unanimously recommended approving a proposed offshore wind farm off the coast of Block Island. The subcommittee’s official recommendation...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind Secures First Major Permit Approvals From RIDEM
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has granted Deepwater Wind its first set of major permit approvals for the Block Island Wind Farm. This marks a significant milestone for the...
View ArticleCRMC May Vote To Approve Deepwater Wind Project
The Coastal Resources Management Council will discuss a subcommittee’s recommendation to approve Deepwater Wind’s proposed Block Island Wind Farm Tuesday. This may be another big vote for the project.
View ArticleBonus Q+A: Kilmartin on 38 Studios, Guns, Deepwater & More
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin joins Bonus Q+A to talk about 38 Studios, Deepwater Wind, gun violence and gun control, and a host of other issues.
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: Block Island Wind Farm On Track To Being First In Nation
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line.This week Dave and Mark talk with the CEO of Deepwater Wind...
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