Students win energy scholarships from CMP parent company, Mainebiz reports

Mainebiz reported two University of Maine students were awarded grants from the Avangrid Foundation and Fundación Iberdrola España to conduct postgraduate research into energy, the environment and data science. AVANGRID Inc. is the parent company of Central Maine Power and Maine Natural Gas in Maine, as well as other energy companies in New York, Connecticut and Oregon, according to the article. The company awarded a total of $750,300 to 13 students, including UMaine students Gregory McDonald of North Syracuse, New York, and Michael Choiniere of Garland, Maine, the article states. Choiniere said in a statement that the funding “will allow me to channel all my energy and focus into my research without the distraction of a part-time job. It will help me produce high-quality work that will not only advance my progress toward a graduate degree, but also advance our progress toward cleaner energy.”