Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Most recent posts
    • News
    • Featured
  • Resources
    • Digital issues
    • Podcasts
    • Suppliers
    • Webinars
    • Events
  • Videos
  • 2025 Leadership
    • 2024 Winners
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Winners
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

Business Network for Offshore Wind to support Rhode Island’s READY 4 WIND initiative

By Michelle Froese | April 8, 2019

Rhode Island announced a total of 12 new partnerships and $1.6 million in implementation grants to expand "Real Jobs Rhode Island," a workforce and economic development grant program.

Rhode Island announced a total of 12 new partnerships and $1.6 million in implementation grants to expand “Real Jobs Rhode Island,” a workforce grant program.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind (BNOW), a national non-profit organization dedicated to building the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, is a recent recipient of a grant from Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo — a part of the state’s Real Jobs Rhode Island initiative.

“We thank Governor Raimondo for prioritizing the value of the local supply chain through the implementation of the Real Jobs Rhode Island program grant,” shared Liz Burdock, president & CEO of the, Business Network for Offshore Wind. “As one of the recipients, we look forward to working with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training to fully capitalize on the supply chain opportunities that exist for the Block Island Wind Farm, Revolution Wind and neighboring offshore wind projects.”

As part of the grant, BNOW will create opportunities for Rhode Island businesses to enter the offshore wind industry as part of a program called, READY 4 OFFSHORE WIND (read more here, under the Ready 4 Wind section). Through the READY 4 project, BNOW will help educate businesses in the Rhode Island’s offshore wind sector about the supply chain and the role of their business in project development.

Burdock says BNOW will work collaboratively to leverage investment, deliver educational training, conduct outreach and marketing, and foster cooperation with, project developers, Tier 1 suppliers, and labor unions.

“Our primary goal is to create an offshore wind supply chain comprised of local businesses and employing well-trained citizens,” she added. “We envision these strategic partnership to act as an employer-driven entity that identifies training and workforce development needs as offshore wind projects move through the five phases of development. Our expected outcome is to increase competitiveness to support the continued cost reduction in offshore renewables, while simultaneously securing long-term economic benefits for the state of Rhode Island.”


Filed Under: News, Offshore wind, Policy
Tagged With: thebusinessnetworkforoffshorewind
 

About The Author

Michelle Froese

Related Articles Read More >

Equinor launches ECO Liberty service operations vessel for Empire Wind offshore project
Triton Anchor receives U.S. patents for offshore anchor
US government allows Empire Wind offshore project to resume construction
Richardson Electronics to deliver pitch energy modules to TransAlta wind fleets

Podcasts

Wind Spotlight: Looking back at a year of Thrive with ZF Wind Power
See More >

Windpower Engineering & Development Digital Edition Archive

Digital Edition

Explore the full archive of digital issues of Windpower Engineering & Development, presented in a high-quality, user-friendly format. Access current and past editions, clip, share, and download valuable content from the industry’s leading wind power engineering resource.

Windpower Engineering & Development
  • Wind Articles
  • Solar Power World
  • Subscribe to Windpower Engineering
  • About Us/Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 WTWH Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media
Privacy Policy | Advertising

Search Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Most recent posts
    • News
    • Featured
  • Resources
    • Digital issues
    • Podcasts
    • Suppliers
    • Webinars
    • Events
  • Videos
  • 2025 Leadership
    • 2024 Winners
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Winners
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe