wind energy

The offshore wind industry took a big step forward this month. The state awarded contracts for two new windfarms. That could shake up the economies, and even the look and feel, of some South Coast communities. CAI host Patrick Flanary spoke with South Coast reporter Daniel Ackerman about the new wind farm contracts.

It’s all systems go for offshore wind in Massachusetts. That was the message from officials Tuesday in New Bedford, where developer Vineyard Wind signed a labor deal with the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council.

The Port of New Bedford is getting a makeover.Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Wednesday that the shuttered Cannon Street Power Station will be demolished, and the site will be redeveloped as a staging area for the offshore industry.

The offshore wind company Vineyard Wind held an open forum with the public to hear concerns and questions about their proposed 800-megawatt turbine…

Massachusetts is pushing hard on the renewable energy front, with more than 1600MW solar installed and a target of 1600MW offshore wind energy by 2020.…

New England’s energy system is at a crossroads. Economics and climate concerns are driving a shift away from coal and oil, but experts remain divided on…

The Cape Wind project has been ongoing for more than a decade, and the developer says the first of the 130 wind turbines could he installed in Nantucket…

A Barnstable Superior Court judge has ordered the town of Falmouth to limit the operation of two, town-owned wind turbines, including shutting them down…

With the two, 400-foot-tall turbines slowly spinning in the background, Rob Laird talks about climate change, and how he first thought the machines would…

Among those interested in wind energy, all eyes are on Falmouth, where three years of increasingly bitter debate over Falmouth's town-owned wind turbines…