Media Covers Release Of Wind Power Report
Several news outlets covered the release of the Maine Deepwater Offshore Wind Report, a UMaine-led report about the technical, economic and environmental aspects of building deepwater offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Maine. The Bangor Daily News reported 40-50 people were in Orono Tuesday for a conference about the report, and another 250-300 participated in an online webinar. AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center Director Habib Dagher said above-expected participation numbers may have been the result of the unrest in the Middle East, which has driven up oil prices. The website Offshore Wind Wire and Portland television station WGME also had carried mentions of the report.