Block Island Times

Ørsted, Recently Named the Most Sustainable Company in the World, Forms New Research Partnerships to Advance Technology for Protection and Conservation of Right Whales

The following was submitted to the Block Island Times today by Ørsted:
Boston, MA – Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is proud to announce an exciting and innovative partnership with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the University of Rhode Island (URI), and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to launch the Ecosystem and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (ECO-PAM) project.  Ørsted signed an initial memorandum of understanding with Rutgers University in May 2019 to support academic research activities related to offshore wind. The ECO-PAM project will be in addition to this initial funding agreement.

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