PROVIDENCE – It came an hour and 40 minutes into a hearing on the latest offshore wind farm to move through the Rhode Island certification process, and the allegation was nothing new. Opponents of the ...

BLOCK ISLAND — Offshore rescuers are sharpening their skills at and near the Block Island Wind Farm, in what are early preparations for the Atlantic Coast’s nascent offshore wind industry. But a Rhode ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. --Fifteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island stand 600-foot turbines, anchored in 90 feet of Atlantic waters. They are expected to generate enough energy to power 17,000 homes. “We ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The blades for the Block Island wind farm have arrived in Providence. The 240-foot-long blades will be a part of the nation’s first offshore wind farm. Deepwater Wind says ...

In December 2016, America’s first offshore wind farm began commercial operations off the coast of Block Island. This facility has a capacity of 30 megawatts of power on average and is capable of ...

The study ‘doesn’t tell you what 100 turbines are going to be like, said Drew Carey, an author of the study and CEO of the Newport-based firm INSPIRE Environmental. ‘(But) it should allay the fears ...

It’s been more than 5 years since the Block Island wind farm became operational. Industry leaders say the farm demonstrates off-shore wind is more than just feasible. PROVIDENCE — Politicians, union ...