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05/26/2020

Great initiative on fisheries, science and offshore wind

Massachusetts, Rhode Island partner with BOEM on fisheries studies to inform offshore wind development

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have launched a partnership to support regional fisheries studies that will collect data considered vital to the ongoing development of the U.S. offshore wind industry.

The first-in-the-nation studies will conduct key research on recreational and commercial fisheries across a wide range of wind energy areas, seabed habitat, and comparable offshore wind policies in Europe.

Four grants worth USD 1.1m will go to four institutions for the studies, which will help advance the assessment of interactions between offshore wind development and fisheries in the Northeast, and collect data during the pre-construction period for the region’s first offshore wind projects.

The five studies will be funded by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and BOEM, with a coalition of state and federal resource agencies, the fishing community, and offshore wind leaseholders helping to develop a process to solicit proposals addressing science and data gaps in regional offshore wind development.

Institutions receiving the funding include Inspire Environmental, the UMass Dartmouth (UMD), the University of Rhode Island (URI), and the Port of New Bedford, with the studies being managed by MassCEC in coordination with BOEM, the NOAA Fisheries Service (NOAA), and Massachusetts and Rhode Island fishery resource agencies.

The initiative will inform a broader regional fisheries science and monitoring program being developed under the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA), an entity established by the fishing community, offshore wind leaseholders, and federal and state agencies.

Aggressive wind targets

East Coast states are driving demand for offshore wind and have established ambitious targets to procure 25,400 MW of offshore wind by 2035, selecting more than 6,000 MW as of February 2020.

Both Massachusetts and Rhode Island have committed to aggressive clean energy targets and have courted the offshore wind sector, leading to Massachusetts’ selection of the 800 MW Vineyard and 804 MW Mayflower wind projects, and Rhode Island's selection of Ørsted's 400 MW Revolution Wind farm.

BOEM has issued 15 active commercial leases to date for the development of offshore wind projects in federal waters, which can support more than 26 GW of offshore wind, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

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09/18/2019

Thank you to Providence Business News for recognizing INSPIRE Environmental as one of RI’s leading innovative companies of 2019! We are proud of our dedicated scientists and support staff who approach our work with a passion for innovation and a focus on quality. They are the key to our success.
Congratulations to all of the 2019 Fastest Growing and Innovative Companies! See you tonight at the awards dinner.
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08/07/2019

Excellent start to the development of a supply chain for offshore wind in Rhode Island

Innovate Newport in collaboration the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) and the Business Network for Offshore Wind organized the state’s first ever Rhod...

06/17/2019

Kersey Sturdivant

How cool is your company? Our friends at Rhode Island Inno are looking for local startups and growth-stage companies with the best cultures. Tell them what makes your company interesting, impressive, creative, unique and more by submitting a coolest company nomination! https://buff.ly/2K7snf9

06/04/2019

Exciting day for Innovate Newport

State and local dignitaries joined Congressional delegates for the ribbon cutting to mark the grand opening of the coworking center at 513 Broadway,

04/27/2019

Yeah!

Calling all coffee-shop-hoppers! Soon we will be welcoming remote workers, creatives, innovators, and community members to get to work at Innovate Newport! The historic Sheffield Elementary School has been transformed into a world-class center for innovation - come see what it's all about! https://buff.ly/2KOvB8t

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04/17/2019

Moving on up!

The transforming of a historic school building into a co-working and meeting space in Newport is wrapping up, with a May 1 opening on the books. Renovations to the Class A space, Innovate Newport, is in its final stages, sweeping up the dust, fine-tuning its programming and welcoming tenants. Tuni S...

03/17/2019

INSPIRE Environmental is excited to join the team and continue to Grow RI Smart

Home Living In Newport Business Grow Smart RI recognizes Innovate Newport among its 2019 award winners Living In NewportBusinessNewsGrow Smart RI recognizes Innovate Newport among its 2019 award winners By Frank Prosnitz - March 16, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Email Print WhatsApp...