{"id":6896,"date":"2020-09-02T09:43:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/?page_id=6896"},"modified":"2020-12-10T22:46:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T03:46:48","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/uri-oceanography-professor-selected-for-fulbright-award-to-advance-ocean-renewable-energy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/grilli-500px-b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stephan Grilli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/grilli-500px-b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/grilli-500px-b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/grilli-500px-b-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/grilli-500px-b.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/uri-oceanography-professor-selected-for-fulbright-award-to-advance-ocean-renewable-energy\/\">URI oceanography professor selected for Fulbright Award to advance ocean renewable energy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Stephan Grilli, distinguished professor of ocean engineering and oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, has received the Fulbright Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award to conduct research and teach in France.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/developing-a-responsible-coastal-offshore-wind-interface-through-startup-innovation-seaahead\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of BIWF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/developing-a-responsible-coastal-offshore-wind-interface-through-startup-innovation-seaahead\/\">Developing a responsible coastal-offshore wind interface through startup innovation \u2014 SeaAhead<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Call for Applications: SeaAhead and \u00d8rsted will select eight startups to give 5-minute pitches before an audience of offshore wind and blue economy stakeholders in the Northeast. Applicants will also be eligible to receive one of up to three one-year SeaAhead Startup Community Memberships, sponsored by \u00d8rsted.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/sea-grant-to-offer-expert-assistance-for-communities-stakeholders-in-offshore-wind-energy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/JMcCann-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jen McCann posing for a picture, sitting on a rock on the shore.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/JMcCann-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/JMcCann-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/sea-grant-to-offer-expert-assistance-for-communities-stakeholders-in-offshore-wind-energy\/\">Sea Grant to Offer Expert Assistance for Communities, Stakeholders in Offshore Wind Energy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jennifer McCann\u00a0has been selected as the\u00a0Offshore Wind Energy Liaison for the National Sea Grant College Program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy. McCann, the extension director for Rhode Island Sea Grant, will seek to strengthen Sea Grant\u2019s network capacity to contribute and respond to the nation\u2019s rapidly evolving offshore wind energy development.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/uri-researchers-awarded-1-2-million-federal-grant-to-study-floating-offshore-wind-turbines\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of BIWF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/uri-researchers-awarded-1-2-million-federal-grant-to-study-floating-offshore-wind-turbines\/\">URI researchers awarded $1.2 million federal grant to study floating offshore wind turbines<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Offshore wind turbines with a fixed foundation built into the seafloor, like those constructed off Block Island, are not economical in water more than 200 feet deep. A new system of floating turbines is now in development that would allow for electricity generation in deeper water farther offshore where winds are more favorable. To optimize [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/uri-wins-award-for-monitoring-future-offshore-wind-farm-facilities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/90-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of BIWF and Block Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/90-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/90-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/in-the-news\/uri-wins-award-for-monitoring-future-offshore-wind-farm-facilities\/\">URI Wins Award for Monitoring Future Offshore Wind Farm Facilities<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the U.S. Department of Interior has awarded a team led by HDR, Inc. a 5-year $10 million contract to continue providing environmental monitoring services for future offshore wind farm facilities. The University of Rhode Island is a key member of the team. The award of the Real-time [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/research\/preferences-for-community-benefits-for-offshore-wind-development-projects-a-case-study-of-the-outer-banks-of-north-carolina-u-s\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/offshore_wind_paddle-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/offshore_wind_paddle-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/offshore_wind_paddle-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/research\/preferences-for-community-benefits-for-offshore-wind-development-projects-a-case-study-of-the-outer-banks-of-north-carolina-u-s\/\">Preferences for community benefits for offshore wind<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tyler, Grant &amp; Bidwell, David &amp; Smythe, Tiffany &amp; Trandafir, Simona. (2021). Preferences for community benefits for offshore wind development projects: A case study of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, U.S. Journal of Environmental Policy &amp; Planning. Read full text.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/working-waterfronts-podcast-features-uris-jen-mccann\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/5f237766f1651d0749f35517_Working-Waterfronts-v3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/5f237766f1651d0749f35517_Working-Waterfronts-v3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/5f237766f1651d0749f35517_Working-Waterfronts-v3-e1623174112408.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/5f237766f1651d0749f35517_Working-Waterfronts-v3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/5f237766f1651d0749f35517_Working-Waterfronts-v3-364x364.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/5f237766f1651d0749f35517_Working-Waterfronts-v3-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/working-waterfronts-podcast-features-uris-jen-mccann\/\">Working Waterfronts Podcast Features URI&#8217;s Jen McCann<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tune in to the latest episode of the Working Waterfronts Podcast which features our very own Jennifer McCann (University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center &amp; Rhode Island Sea Grant) and Susan Daly (Rhode Island Marine Trades Association &amp; Composite Alliance of RI) who discuss the role that working waterfronts contribute to the Blue Economy with host Ashley Bennis (Texas Sea Grant).<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/apply-now-2021-uri-launch-lab-entrepreneur-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-29-at-10.21.48-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/apply-now-2021-uri-launch-lab-entrepreneur-fellowship\/\">Apply Now: 2021 URI Launch Lab Entrepreneur Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Apply for this 3-week virtual immersive program to get paid to build your idea into a product\/service\/project with a commercial or social enterprise focus.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/new-class-hacking4oceans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/pexels-jeremy-bishop-2397651-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/pexels-jeremy-bishop-2397651-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/pexels-jeremy-bishop-2397651-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/new-class-hacking4oceans\/\">New Class: Hacking4Oceans<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Apply now for the University of Rhode Island's new interdisciplinary class\u2014 Hacking4Oceans aimed at helping students tackle complex problems critical to our oceans while inventing and adopting new technologies with a team of engineers, scientists, social scientists, MBAs, and policy experts from the University of Rhode Island.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/niuvt-fellowship-accepting-applicants\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/nuivtUSbanner-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/niuvt-fellowship-accepting-applicants\/\">NIUVT Fellowship Accepting Applicants<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The NIUVT Fellowship is a development opportunity for organizations in this geographically close and technologically overlapping undersea technology ecosystem to deliberately develop mid-career professionals on a path to senior leadership positions.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/ri-blue-economy-podcast-features-uri-gso-dean-bontempi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Paula-Bontempi-scaled-1-1638x2048-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Paula-Bontempi-scaled-1-1638x2048-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Paula-Bontempi-scaled-1-1638x2048-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/ri-blue-economy-podcast-features-uri-gso-dean-bontempi\/\">RI Blue Economy Podcast Features URI GSO Dean Bontempi<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Paula Bontempi, the dean of the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, joined Rhode Island Commerce's Blue Economy Podcast to discuss how the world of academia is preparing students to take ocean exploration and research to the next level.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-to-host-offshore-wind-workforce-development-webinar-with-student-panelists\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_125742953_299653100770_1_original-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_125742953_299653100770_1_original-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_125742953_299653100770_1_original-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-to-host-offshore-wind-workforce-development-webinar-with-student-panelists\/\">URI to Host Offshore Wind Workforce Development Webinar with Student Panelists<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center will host a panel of industry experts and university students at its second session of the Offshore Renewable Energy: Learning as We Go Webinar and Podcast Series focused on workforce development.\r\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-survey-finds-offshore-wind-farms-reduce-the-value-of-recreational-boating-experiences\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/pexels-pixabay-275637-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a large white rope tied to a dock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/pexels-pixabay-275637-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/pexels-pixabay-275637-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-survey-finds-offshore-wind-farms-reduce-the-value-of-recreational-boating-experiences\/\">URI Survey Finds Offshore Wind Farms Reduce the Value of Recreational Boating Experiences<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A survey of recreational boaters conducted by a team of University of Rhode Island researchers found that offshore wind farms detract significantly from the boating experience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/special-edition-of-the-oceanography-society-magazine-on-offshore-wind\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-21-at-12.17.11-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-21-at-12.17.11-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-21-at-12.17.11-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/special-edition-of-the-oceanography-society-magazine-on-offshore-wind\/\">Special Edition of The Oceanography Society Magazine on Offshore Wind<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Have you read the latest issue of The Oceanography Society's\u00a0magazine? This special edition is dedicated to Understanding the Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development on Fisheries!<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-bay-campus-to-sponsor-blue-innovation-symposium\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/bis-logo-01-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-bay-campus-to-sponsor-blue-innovation-symposium\/\">URI Bay Campus to Sponsor Blue Innovation Symposium<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island Bay Campus is proud to be a sponsor of the Blue Innovation Symposium. The symposium is the premier event in New England for connecting the marine technology industry for education, networking and facilitating partnering opportunities. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/science-and-engineering-fellows-program-applications-open\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/gso-telepresence-1-e1593543829182-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A team of GSO researchers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/gso-telepresence-1-e1593543829182-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/gso-telepresence-1-e1593543829182-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/science-and-engineering-fellows-program-applications-open\/\">Science and Engineering Fellows Program Applications Open<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Recognizing a need to foster the development of research skills in students from underrepresented cultural backgrounds, the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) and the College of Engineering (EGR) partnered in 2012 to create the Science and Engineering Fellows Program for students (in these majors).<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/apply-now-noaa-scholarships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Academics-Header.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/apply-now-noaa-scholarships\/\">Apply Now: NOAA Scholarships<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Are you interested in a scholarship and paid summer internship with NOAA? Consider applying for the Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship or the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP\/MSI) Undergraduate Scholarship. Applications are open from September 1, 2020, through February 1, 2021.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/orsted-hosts-fishinar-series-to-encourage-angler-input-in-offshore-wind-farm-plans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Fishing-Inset-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A fishing boat on Narragansett Bay at sunset\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Fishing-Inset-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Fishing-Inset-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/orsted-hosts-fishinar-series-to-encourage-angler-input-in-offshore-wind-farm-plans\/\">\u00d8rsted Hosts Fishinar Series to Encourage Angler Input in Offshore Wind Farm Plans<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The developer that owns the Block Island Wind Farm, \u00d8rsted, is sponsoring a virtual Fishinar Series designed to encourage angler input in the offshore wind farm planning process. Recreational anglers appreciate offshore wind farms for their artificial reef effect which creates a hotspot for gamefish such as Black Sea Bass and Tuna.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/how-does-the-media-affect-public-perception-of-owe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/david-bidwell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Bidwell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/david-bidwell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/david-bidwell-e1623174586305.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/david-bidwell-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/david-bidwell-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/how-does-the-media-affect-public-perception-of-owe\/\">How does the media affect public perception of OWE?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. David Bidwell, an associate professor of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, discusses a 2019 paper looking at gatekeeping theory with regard to the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) of which he was a co-author of.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/real-jobs-rhode-island-sponsoring-foundation-2-blade-f2b-virtual-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/OffshoreWind-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wind turbines in waves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/OffshoreWind-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/OffshoreWind-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/real-jobs-rhode-island-sponsoring-foundation-2-blade-f2b-virtual-training\/\">Real Jobs Rhode Island Sponsoring Foundation 2 Blade (F2B) Virtual Training<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join the\u00a0Business Network for Offshore Wind for a Foundation 2 Blade (F2B) training program sponsored by Real Jobs Rhode Island. The three-part virtual training is free (a savings of $2,500) to Rhode Island-based businesses interested in entering the offshore wind energy industry. Sign up today!<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/dr-john-king-wins-uri-foundation-alumni-engagement-excellence-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/john-king-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"John King\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/john-king-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/john-king-e1623174633983.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/john-king-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/john-king-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/dr-john-king-wins-uri-foundation-alumni-engagement-excellence-award\/\">Dr. John King Wins URI Foundation &amp; Alumni Engagement Excellence Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. John King, Emeritus Professor of Oceanography at The University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, is one of the select recipients of the 2020 URI Foundation &amp; Alumni Engagement Excellence Award.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/rhode-island-governor-raimondo-announces-new-strides-towards-offshore-wind\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of BIWF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/rhode-island-governor-raimondo-announces-new-strides-towards-offshore-wind\/\">Rhode Island Governor Raimondo Announces New Strides Towards Offshore Wind<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This week, Governor Raimondo's administration announced that Rhode Island will pursue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) to procure up to 600 MW of new offshore wind energy. This latest effort is in-line with Governor Raimondo\u2019s Executive Order 20-01, which placed Rhode Island on a path toward meeting 100 percent of its electricity demand with renewable energy resources by 2030.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/one-uri-doctoral-student-who-is-making-strides-in-offshore-wind-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Jennifer-Amaral-Photo-e1606760413411.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/one-uri-doctoral-student-who-is-making-strides-in-offshore-wind-research\/\">One URI Doctoral Student Who Is Making Strides in Offshore Wind Research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For Jennifer Amaral, a University of Rhode Island ocean engineering doctoral student, offshore renewable energy represents an exciting area of ocean study \u201cOffshore wind farms have been quite common in other countries for a long time, and it\u2019s exciting that the United States is adopting more offshore energy options now.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-researchers-help-develop-protocols-for-identify-and-protect-ancient-native-american-cultural-sites\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BIWF-Aerial-View-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BIWF-Aerial-View-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BIWF-Aerial-View-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-researchers-help-develop-protocols-for-identify-and-protect-ancient-native-american-cultural-sites\/\">URI Researchers Help Develop Protocols to Identify and Protect Ancient Native American Cultural Sites<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two URI researchers\u2014 David Robinson (Marine Archaeologist) and John King (Emeritus Professor of Oceanography) worked alongside the Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office to develop a set of best practice protocols for identifying and protecting ancient Native sites on the Continental Shelf. Known as drowned sites, these areas were submerged by rising sea levels over the last 16,000 years.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/call-for-applications-bluegreen-innovation-challenge-up-to-7500-in-prizes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/SA_BlueGreen_Web_Renewable-Energy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/call-for-applications-bluegreen-innovation-challenge-up-to-7500-in-prizes\/\">Call for Applications: BlueGreen Innovation Challenge | Up to $7,500 in Prizes<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">SeaAhead, National Grid, and the Cambridge Innovation Center have partnered to establish the BlueGreen Innovation Challenge which supports novel approaches to interconnected challenges in Rhode Island. This systems design challenge will leverage one of the state\u2019s key assets - its university students - to conceive and develop big ideas at the energy-food-urban community-coastal nexus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/providence-journal-tips-its-hat-to-the-baird-symposium\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/PLanning-Policy-Hero-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wind turbine with Block Island in the distance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/PLanning-Policy-Hero-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/PLanning-Policy-Hero-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/providence-journal-tips-its-hat-to-the-baird-symposium\/\">Providence Journal Tips its Hat to the BAIRD Symposium<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The latest Providence Journal Fishing Report nodded to Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography Coastal Resources Center for answering questions about the effects of offshore wind on the fishing community.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/providence-business-news-highlights-baird-symposium-as-editors-choice\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BlockIsland_Mussels_DeepwaterWind-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A fish swimming in a mussel-covered wind turbine structure at the BIWF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BlockIsland_Mussels_DeepwaterWind-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BlockIsland_Mussels_DeepwaterWind-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/providence-business-news-highlights-baird-symposium-as-editors-choice\/\">Providence Business News Highlights BAIRD Symposium as Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium provides a forum for researchers, resource managers, and stakeholders to discuss the most current science in various areas important to Rhode Island coastal communities and coastal and ocean environments.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/ri-blue-economy-report-identifies-offshore-wind-as-an-economic-sector\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/turbine_platform-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"block island wind farm turbine structure above water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/turbine_platform-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/turbine_platform-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/ri-blue-economy-report-identifies-offshore-wind-as-an-economic-sector\/\">RI Blue Economy Report Identifies Offshore Wind as an Economic Sector<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Rhode Island Blue Economy Report and Executive Summary (produced in partnership by the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center at the Graduate School of Oceanography and Rhode Island Sea Grant) highlights offshore wind as a vital economic sector.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/rhode-island-targets-100-percent-renewable-by-2030\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BIWF-vert_turbine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vertical image of the BIWF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BIWF-vert_turbine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/BIWF-vert_turbine-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/rhode-island-targets-100-percent-renewable-by-2030\/\">Rhode Island Targets 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2030<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A recent ecoRI News article details the steps necessary for Rhode Island to reach its goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Tim Faulkner reviews the solutions under consideration as presented by the Office of Energy Resources (OER).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-partners-with-dem-to-generate-new-fishing-status-maps-using-ais\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/feat_img_mar_affairs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Boats tied to the dock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/feat_img_mar_affairs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/feat_img_mar_affairs-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/uri-partners-with-dem-to-generate-new-fishing-status-maps-using-ais\/\">URI Partners with DEM to Generate New Fishing Status Maps Using AIS<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Tom Sproul (Department of Environmental &amp; Natural Resource Economics) and Julia Livermore (RI Department of Environmental Management) are partnering on a new study\u2014 \"Fishing Status of Vessels Using the AIS: A Big Data and Machine Learning Approach\".<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/offshore-wind-can-change-habitats-for-the-better\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/OffshoreWind-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wind turbines in waves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/OffshoreWind-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/OffshoreWind-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/offshore-wind-can-change-habitats-for-the-better\/\">Offshore Wind Can Change Habitats for the Better<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">ecoRI News interviewed Jen McCann about the projected growth of offshore wind in U.S. waters and what that might mean in terms of impacts, both positive and negative.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/new-england-looks-to-europe-to-assess-environmental-impacts-of-offshore-energy-facilities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Underwater-Archeology-Feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Divers exploring an underwater archeological site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Underwater-Archeology-Feature-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/Underwater-Archeology-Feature-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/new-england-looks-to-europe-to-assess-environmental-impacts-of-offshore-energy-facilities\/\">New England Looks to Europe to Assess Environmental Impacts of Offshore Energy Facilities<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At the second of four webinars in the 17th annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium, scientists from the University of Rhode Island and elsewhere heard from researchers in Europe, where offshore wind power has been commonplace for decades.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/ask-the-experts-gains-local-traction\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/gso-telepresence-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A team of GSO researchers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/gso-telepresence-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/gso-telepresence-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/ask-the-experts-gains-local-traction\/\">Ask the Experts Gains Local Traction<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Westerly Sun interviewed Jennifer McCann, CRC Director of U.S. Coastal Programs &amp; Rhode Island Sea Grant Extension Leader, along with Mary Ellen Hawkins, URI Energy Fellow, about the new stakeholder engagement tool that they have spearheaded\u2014 Ask the Experts.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/rhode-island-the-winds-of-change\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of BIWF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1487\/block-island_wind-farm-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/features\/rhode-island-the-winds-of-change\/\">Rhode Island: The Winds of Change<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This Offshore Source Web Exclusive takes a deep dive into Rhode Island\u2019s unique offshore wind experience through the stories, insights, and perspectives of the men and women at the forefront of US offshore wind development.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6896","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6896"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8426,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6896\/revisions\/8426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/offshore-renewable-energy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}