WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » wind http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fairhaven Turbines Affected By Lack of Wind http://wbsm.com/fairhaven-turbines/ http://wbsm.com/fairhaven-turbines/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:13 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=86172 The Fairhaven Board of Health issued an order that the Fairhaven wind turbines should not be spinning between 7 pm and 7 am.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/fairhaven-turbines/feed/ 0 TSM Delays In Permitting For New Bedford Terminal Lead Cape Wind To Rhode Island http://wbsm.com/delays-in-permitting-for-new-bedford-terminal-lead-cape-wind-to-rhode-island/ http://wbsm.com/delays-in-permitting-for-new-bedford-terminal-lead-cape-wind-to-rhode-island/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:19:47 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=31613 Officials with the Cape Wind offshore wind project planned for Massachusetts have met with port officials in Rhode Island, and a spokesman says it's an 'open question' whether a terminal planned for New Bedford will be ready to use as the wind farm's construction staging area.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/delays-in-permitting-for-new-bedford-terminal-lead-cape-wind-to-rhode-island/feed/ 0 TSM "North" Turbine Spinning Again In Fairhaven http://wbsm.com/north-turbine-spinning-again-in-fairhaven/ http://wbsm.com/north-turbine-spinning-again-in-fairhaven/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:45:43 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=31008 The so-called "north" wind turbine in Fairhaven is turning once again.  The turbine was shut down on Sunday, October 28, when an electrical problem was discovered. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/north-turbine-spinning-again-in-fairhaven/feed/ 0 flickr New Bedford EDC Director Attends Offshore Wind Conference http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-edc-director-attends-offshore-wind-conference/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-edc-director-attends-offshore-wind-conference/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:11:47 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=23394 New Bedford Economic Development Council Director Matt Morrissey spent several days in Virginia Beach last week, attending an offshore wind conference.

The AWEA Offshore Windpower Conference and Expo welcomed business leaders and officials from the East Coast, providing essential information on the future of offshore wind in the U

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-edc-director-attends-offshore-wind-conference/feed/ 0 Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, flickr UMass Dartmouth Turbine In Need of Repair http://wbsm.com/umass-dartmouth-turbine-in-need-of-repair/ http://wbsm.com/umass-dartmouth-turbine-in-need-of-repair/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:37:36 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=17625 The wind turbine at UMass Dartmouth has been almost completely idle since it's installation about six months ago. But university officials say that will change soon.

UMass Dartmouth spokesman John Hoey tells WBSM News the turbine does spin, but not consistently

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