Dagher Comments in Offshore Wind Debate Articles
University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center Director Habib Dagher was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article on the economics of an offshore, deep-water wind farm project being managed by the DeepCwind Consortium, which includes UMaine researchers and the Statoil North America company. Gov. Paul LePage’s energy czar Ken Fletcher has challenged the economics of the pilot project, while supporters, including Dagher, argued that the project is a first step toward a larger, more profitable energy industry alternative. Dagher also was quoted in a news report from California radio station KQED on the economic potential of thus-far untapped offshore wind power resources in both California and Maine.
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