Report on Tidal Power Project
A tidal power project in Washington County in which UMaine researchers participated was the subject of a Bangor Daily News story. The story said Ocean Renewable Power Co., which worked with UMaine engineers and marine scientists to research areas such as turbine design, assessing the energy sources, and the impacts on both marine life and human communities, has retired its turbine in Cobscook Bay to be replaced by a different turbine in March 2012. The BDN story also mentioned Ryan Beaumont, a UMaine graduate who is the mechanical engineer for the project. For more information about UMaine’s role in the research, see the current cover story of UMaine Today magazine.
Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777