New England states team up to jump-start offshore wind industry

BOSTON — Massachusetts is partnering with Rhode Island and Connecticut to coordinate a multi-state procurement of offshore wind projects. Through a formal memorandum of understanding, signed Tuesday, the three states will together solicit and potentially accept offshore wind project proposals, which would be a first for the country. READ MORE

‘A one-stop shop’: Officials tout New Bedford’s future offshore wind training facility

NEW BEDFORD — As early as next spring, a facility that once manufactured seafood packaging will house classrooms, obstacle courses and a deepwater pool to train workers for the offshore wind industry, which is scheduled to start delivering energy to Massachusetts in 2023. The National Offshore Wind Institute training facility in New Bedford, which has...