Press Releases

February 24, 2012 Deepwater Wind Statement on BOEM’s Announcement of Wind Energy Area for Rhode Island and Massachusetts October 20, 2011 Deepwater Wind Signs Agreement with Siemens to Buy World's Most Advanced Offshore Wind Turbine October 7, 2011 Deepwater Wind Submits Plan for Nation's First Regional Offshore Wind Farm to Supply Multiple East Coast States September 22, 2011 Block Island Wind Farm Project Advances with Cutting-Edge Marine Surveys, Expanded Team September 15, 2011 Deepwater Wind to Propose Offshore Wind Farm and Inter-State Transmission System to New York Power Authority August 17, 2011 Deepwater Wind Heralds Announcement of Federal Call for Information for Rhode Island Offshore Wind Development July 1, 2011 RI Supreme Court Upholds Block Island Wind Farm Power Contract

Deepwater Wind in the News

May 7, 2012 William Moore: National Ocean Policy Makes Smart Business Sense January 4, 2012 US eyeing Euro offshore wind, Long Island still on the fence October 12, 2011 Deepwater to Build First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm October 7, 2011 RI Firm Submits Offshore Wind Farm Proposal October 3, 2011 Poll Shows Majority of Islanders Support Offshore Wind February 10, 2011 Developer Considers Building 1,000-Megawatt Offshore Wind Farm February 7, 2011 Deepwater Wind Statement on U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Energy’s “A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States” News Archive »

Island farm still possible? — Business, tourism leaders talk to Deepwater

“It doesn’t seem like it’s over — the door isn’t necessarily closed,” said Tourism Council President John Cullen at an informal luncheon hosted by Deepwater Wind for the council and the Chamber of Commerce last Friday.
Deepwater honored the previously scheduled luncheon date, even though its proposal for an eight-turbine wind farm connected to Block Island — the first offshore wind farm in the nation — appeared to be lost after the Public Utilities Commission rejected a power agreement reached between the developer and National Grid the week before.
“I have no crystal ball on this one,” said Paul Rich, chief development officer of Deepwater Wind. “But, it’s not easy for me to let go the notion that Block Island is out of the mix. Read more…

PF Online Version 4-17 Block Island Times.pdf [98.99KB]

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