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- DOE gears up for hearings on Northern Pass project (9/10/13)
Supporters and opponents of the Northern Pass hydroelectric project will have a chance to make their case as the Department of Energy gears up for a series of public hearings, known as scoping meetings, at four locations from Sept. 23-26.
- Thirst for hydropower is growing in Ocean State (8/26/13)
While New England governors discussed ways to import hydropower from Canada this year, local businessmen were working to harness a water source closer to home: the Pawtuxet River in West Warwick.
- Mousam River dams at turning point (7/22/13)
For more than a century, a series of dams has prevented fish from swimming up and down the Mousam River as it wends its way through York County to the Atlantic Ocean
- Developer seeks to use ancient technology to draw energy from Pawtuxet River (9/7/13)
WEST WARWICK — On a 127-year-old dam on the Pawtuxet River, Robert Cioe wants to use millennia-old technology to do something new.
- Natick Pond Dam will be site of hydro power (7/24/13)
WEST WARWICK — A company based out of North Kingstown was awarded a grant by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) to assist in the construction of a hydro-electric plant in West Warwick.
- Plugging into Canada (7/16/13)
Canadian hydro appears to be a good fit for New England, but should it be treated as renewable?