After eight years of planning, design, and permitting, O’Neill Properties Group’s 131-acre luxurious Newport Beach Club received final local and State approvals. Northeast Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (NE&C) overcame multiple obstacles to bring the project to life including the design of on-site wastewater systems to treat over 80,000 gallons per day and the design of a 44 foot long, two lane bridge to cross a coastal stream. The Newport Beach Club is the first coastal greenway under the new Aquidneck Island “Special Area Management Plan” and one of the first “Planned Unit Development” projects in Portsmouth.

The proposed Newport Beach Club is a luxurious yet family-friendly beach and sporting community. It will include several residential buildings, clubhouse buildings, a Member Accommodations building to provide overnight accommodations for guests of members, an equestrian center, a marine-related commercial center, and a 100+-slip marina. The project will create an estimated 50 to 100 much needed new construction jobs during its development and another 100 service jobs once completed. The community will benefit from public parking along the coast, a walking path, a kayak launch, and improvements to the water system in neighboring streets.

NE&C is pleased to announce that Jeremy Rosa has earned his RI Professional Engineer’s License. Jeremy has been a valued employee of NE&C since he joined our team in 1998. He works on our most complex land development projects and is a critical asset to the company and our clients.

Northeast Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (NE&C) is honored to be a part of the economic recovery on Aquidneck Island. Saccucci Honda, Premier Toyota of Newport, and Newport Vineyards all selected NE&C to provide the engineering and permitting work needed to expand their facilities in this past year. NE&C completed site surveys, civil engineering designs, environmental services, and State and local permitting for the projects.

All three businesses have been an important part of the Aquidneck Island community for decades. The Nunes family has been farming on Aquidneck Island since 1917, eventually leading to the establishment of the Newport Vineyards in 1995 which is now the largest grower of wine grapes in New England. The Saccucci family has been providing the area with quality automobiles for over 60 years and remain “dedicated to serving the community with quality, complete integrity and unparalleled customer satisfaction.” Similarly, the auto dealership now known as Premier Toyota of Newport was built over 20 years ago. It is fitting that these business owners turned to NE&C, who has been serving the community to improve the physical and economic landscape for 25 years.

 On Tuesday, September 22, RIEDC presented Northeast Engineers with a grant and loan check for $250,000 for the construction of a 100kW wind turbine at the company’s global headquarters located in the Aquidneck Corporate Park in Middletown, RI. 

Over 200 people were on hand to witness the presentation of the grant check and to see the new 150’ high turbine first hand.  Northeast Engineers hosted the event for business associates, state and local politicians and corporate park neighbors to celebrate the completion of the wind turbine which is now spinning. October. 

Northeast Engineers CEO Blake Henderson thanked the EDC and the many local businesses and contractors who helped with the project, emphasizing that this one project supported many local jobs and contributed to the new green economy in RI. 

Other speakers included Fred Hashway, Director of Government Affairs, Policy and Innovation from the RIEDC, Don Troppoli, Chairman of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Richard Cambra, Vice Chairman, Middletown Council,

Northeast Engineers estimates that the new turbine will provide about 75% of the company’s electrical power needs and they have plans to add photo-voltaic solar panels to the building’s roof in the spring enabling them to reach their goal of being the first commercial building in RI to be completely off the grid.

Northeast Engineers and its divisions Northeast Engineers & Consultants and Sustainable Global Energy offer turn key wind and solar solutions for commercial applications including engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning.  They also help their clients find funding through federal and state grants for renewable energy projects.  In addition, the company accepted a 2009 Innovation Award from the Providence Business News in the category of Energy & the Environment at Bryant University on September 23^rd. 

For more information please contact Mary Pat Radeka at +1.401.849.0810 or info@sge-corp.com

Saturday July 11 – While visiting Rhode Island, Nancy Pelosi stopped by Northeast Engineers’s offices in Middletown with U.S. Reps. Patrick Kennedy and Jim Langevin, RI Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed and other local politicians to discuss economic development and job creation as part of a tour of local companies organized by the Newport County Chamber of Commerce.

Pelosi and Northeast Engineers’s principals Blake Henderson and Eric Offenberg discussed the company’s transition to the renewable energy sector, and how it has helped Northeast Engineers retain and create jobs.

Pelosi also got a close-up look at the inside of a wind turbine tower which was delivered to Northeast Engineers on July 9 by Northern Power Systems of VT. The tower is part of the 100kW wind turbine which will be installed to power the Easton Pond Business Center and Northeast Engineers’s offices. The project received final approval from the Town of Middletown in June, and the turbine is expected to be operating by the fall.

Click here to read the entire press release from Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s office.

Northeast Engineers releases wind turbine simulation videos for its on-going project for the Easton Pond Business Center in Middletown RI.

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