Comments from Prof. Mohamed Musavi of UMaine’s electrical and computer engineering faculty were included in a Bangor Daily News report on Friday’s Haskell Energy Conference, hosted by UMaine at Wells Conference Center. Some 150 people attended the conference, which focused on “smart grid” issues and energy consumption.
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Portland television station WCSH reported on a new composite bridge in Boothbay, noting UMaine’s contributions. The composite beams for the Knickerbocker Bridge, which at 540 feet is the largest composite bridge in the world, were tested at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The website Renewable Energy World has a story about the efforts of the UMaine-led DeepCwind Consortium, which is seeking to develop floating offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine. The story mentioned the recent EnergyOcean International 2011 conference, where Department of Energy Offshore Wind Manager Christopher Hart expressed enthusiasm for the consortium. The story […]
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Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was mentioned in a Seacoast Online article. The story noted a forum held Monday night in Portsmouth by the Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, where Dagher spoke about Maine’s advances in deepwater offshore wind energy. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Bangor Daily News ran a story about the announcement of the hiring of Krish Thiagarajan, a University of Western Australia professor who will be UMaine’s first Alston D. and Ada Lee Correll Presidential Chair in Energy. Thiagarajan, who is expected to arrive on the UMaine campus in August, is an expert in the design […]
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The University of Maine will bolster its research efforts in offshore wind and tidal energy with the appointment of Krish P. Thiagarajan as the first Alston D. and Ada Lee Correll Presidential Chair in Energy.
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Two websites included comments from a statement made by UMaine Libra Foundation Professor of Engineering Michael “Mick” Peterson on a white paper released this week about the current state of knowledge of horse training and racing surfaces. The Racing Surfaces White Paper, co-authored by Peterson, was noted by The Horse and Horsetalk. Also listed as […]
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Friday’s Portland Press Herald includes a story wrapping up the three-day EnergyOcean International conference held this week in Portland. In the story, Ken Fletcher, director of Maine’s state energy office pointed out that the state is “fully committed” to the development of energy sources from the ocean. UMaine is leading the DeepCWind Consortium, a broad-based, […]
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UMaine’s research into deepwater off-shore floating wind technology was mentioned on the GreenTech Media website in a story about Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power in favor of wind. Department of Energy-sponsored research at UMaine was noted in a list of international wind projects. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine Libra Foundation Professor of Engineering Michael “Mick” Peterson is the co-author on a white paper released Wednesday about the current state of knowledge pertaining to training and racing surfaces for horse, according to a post on the Handicapper’s Edge, a daily racing news website. Peterson, who is quoted in the website’s story, is also […]
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