DeepCwind Consortium Launches New Informational Website
Contact: Elizabeth Viselli, Associate Program Manager, (207) 581-2831
OR0NO, Maine–The University of Maine AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center has designed and launched a new website to provide current information regarding the DeepCwind Consortium. It can be viewed at http://www.deepcwind.org.
Website visitors can browse information about all aspects of the consortium–research initiative, view available opportunities for students and read about current events in the state–deepwater offshore wind energy development.
Website guests can also navigate to the DeepCwind Consortium Facebook and Twitter pages as well as subscribe to email updates or donate in support of research at AEWC.
The Department of Energy awarded the University of Maine $7.1 million dollars to fund the DeepCwind Consortium National Research Program. The University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium consists of over 30 members including academic institutions, industry leaders, utility companies and non-profit organizations.
AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites is an award-winning research facility at the University of Maine. In the past year it has been awarded nearly $40 million in funding to pursue research in deepwater offshore wind energy technology. AEWC Director Dr. Habib Dagher is the Principal Investigator of the DeepCwind Consortium.