Rhode Island
Rhode Island starts early to develop offshore wind workforce pipeline
A state-funded pilot program looks to inspire kids to think about offshore wind with field trips and classroom curriculum.
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Offshore wind training center could anchor Virginia’s workforce efforts
Virginia’s start, stop and start-again relationship with offshore wind hasn’t scared off entrepreneur Scott Chierepko. The retired Navy SEAL is aiming to construct the premier safety training facility for workers charged with installing and maintaining turbines destined for the East Coast — and beyond. As early as next year, he’s hoping to break ground on 25 acres near Virginia Beach, a region with the potential to be the jobs, training and manufacturing wheelhouse of Virginia’s nascent offshore wind industry. The training niche he wants to fill is just one piece of the larger puzzle of how to build out the state’s wind workforce. “We want to be the company that is the go-to globally for offshore energy safety training,” he says about the $20 million to $30 million enterprise he and a business partner have been fine-tuning for about four years.
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As market takes shape, Connecticut makes its first moves on offshore wind
State officials were not first movers but now hope to benefit from improved prices and technology for offshore wind.
Maine
As Maine reconsiders offshore wind terms, some say credibility being hurt
The backers of a two-turbine test project say they were blindsided by a recent decision to reopen terms of four-year-old contract.
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Lake Erie offshore wind project vows extra bird, wildlife protections
The developer of the offshore wind demonstration will use bird-safe lighting and seasonal curtailment, among other methods.