Recharge News reported the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is interested in a direct-drive permanent magnet prototype wind turbine created by Goldwind, a Chinese vendor. Elizabeth Viselli, communications director at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, told Recharge the technology is promising and the center is interested in Goldwind’s tests.
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Seacoast Online spoke with students and teachers from Traip Academy in Kittery after participating in the statewide Maine Wind Blade Challenge and the Windstorm Challenge hosted by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center earlier this month. One of the two Traip teams earned second place for its floating turbine platform design.
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The second annual UMaine Business Challenge for student entrepreneurs recently awarded thousands of dollars in cash and consulting services to a University of Southern Maine student and three UMaine finalists. Tom Myers, a USM mechanical engineering student from Gray, Maine, won the grand prize of $5,000, as well as the $4,000 technology prize and consulting […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to cover the University of Maine’s 211th commencement. 1,665 students graduated Saturday and more than 12,000 people attended the ceremonies.
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EarthTechling and 93.7 the Wave recently reported on last week’s unveiling of a floating platform of VolturnUS, a first-of-its-kind offshore wind turbine, at the University of Maine. The turbine will be deployed off Maine’s coast at the end of the month and is expected to be the first grid-connected floating wind turbine in North America […]
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Nearly 12,000 attend the two graduation ceremonies and hear remarks by alumnus Lawrence Bender.
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Recharge News reported on the University of Maine’s unveiling Wednesday of a floating platform of VolturnUS, a first-of-its-kind offshore wind turbine. The turbine will be deployed off Maine’s coast at the end of the month and is expected to be the first grid-connected floating wind turbine in North America […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) were among several news organizations to report on the University of Maine’s unveiling Wednesday of a floating platform of VolturnUS, a first-of-its-kind offshore wind turbine. The turbine will be deployed off Maine’s coast at the end of the month and will […]
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Maine Sen. Angus King mentioned a University of Maine project in a recent interview with Environment & Energy Publishing (E&E). Angus said he is “really excited” about a project at UMaine to generate power from biomass pellets.
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The University of Maine Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) has named Dwane Hutto, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) project manager, and Barbara Ouellette, Honors College coordinator of student academic services and budget, the winners of the 2013 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. The PEAC selects winners based on the employee’s actions and achievements beyond work responsibilities […]
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