Wind power challenges covered by news organizations

The Bangor Daily News published a Saturday report about the Windstorm Challenge, held Friday at UMaine’s Field House and Wallace Pool. Teams from high schools around Maine participated in the challenge, which involved creating and demonstrating 1/100th scale models of floating turbine platforms, similar to an extensive R&D project underway in UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The Windstorm Challenge was added this year, in conjunction with the third annual Wind Blade Challenge, a similar competition involving high school teams. Stories on Friday’s activities also appeared on WLBZ television and WABI television.