2009 REF Grant Awardees
The 2009 grants support 14 feasibility studies, one municipal project and two affordable housing projects.
Projects pursued by the 2009 grant awardees include:
Predevelopment and analysis of a potential hydro power project on the Blackstone River (Valley Affordable Housing)
Feasibility of wind and other renewable energy opportunities for land and projects currently under development in Portsmouth and Newport (O’Neil Properties Group)
Second part of a two-part wind feasibility student for a potential 600kW turbine in North Smithfield (St. Antoine Residence)
Feasibility of constructing a wind turbine and/or installing solar PV to assist in providing renewable energy to a new affordable housing project in Portsmouth (Coastal Housing Corporation)
Feasibility study for installation of wind turbines on a 750-acre property in Exeter (SLA Realty)
A project to determine the feasibility of using the Arkwright Pond Dam for Hyrdopower (Arkwright Advanced Coating)
Design and engineering of a solar PV system installed on raised steel support structures in Providence. Part of the Trinity Church building restoration project (Trinity Restoration)
A project incorporating wind measurement equipment and monitoring in conjunction with a fire service project in North Smithfield (The Town of North Smithfield)
Wind energy feasibility study for two proposed sites — the regional South Kingstown Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Scarborough Wastewater Treatment Facility (The Town of Narragansett)
Two-phase renewable energy assessment for wind power in the city of Warwick (City of Warwick)
Feasibility of small hydro-electric facility within the village center of Harrisville (Town of Burrillville)
Wind feasibility study for the design and installation of a 65kW machine at Hamilton Elementary School in North Kingstown (North Kingstown Public Schools)
Feasibility to determine suitability of constructing up to two 900kW wind turbines (City of Providence)
Group of cities and towns of the East Bay region to determine the feasibility of multiple sites within the East Bay that could make for good wind turbine locations; funded in conjunction with the Rhode Island Foundation (East Bay Energy Consortium)
Design and installation of a 12kw solar PV system on New Shoreham’s town hall (Town of New Shoreham)
Design and installation of a 50kw solar PV system to be included in the Westfield Commons redevelopment project (West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation)
Installation of a 100kw wind turbine and a solar hot water system to be included as part of the mixed-income, mixed-use community development, Sandywoods Farms in Tiverton. (Church Community Housing)