The Bangor Daily News had a front-page story about a visit Monday to the Monhegan Island site where the UMaine-led DeepCwind consortium will deploy next year the country’s first deep-water wind turbine prototype. The group who visited the site included Habib Dagher, director of the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center; Peter Jumars, director of […]
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New Hampshire’s Seacoast Online carried an opinion piece, written by journalist Doug Rooks, about the future of offshore wind in Maine, including the efforts of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center to develop a wind farm in the Gulf of Maine. Rooks, called Advanced Structures and Composites Center Director Habib Dagher a rare visionary. […]
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The Waterville Morning Sentinel had a story about the robotics team at Messalonskee High School in Oakland, and included a comment from senior Blake Bourque, a member of the team robotics team. Bourque, who said he is going to start at UMaine this fall with a major in electrical and computer engineering, told the newspaper […]
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The Bangor Daily News has an advance on the upcoming Haskell/IEEE Conference, which will feature speakers and presentations about the consumer and utility viewpoints of the Smart Grid. The conference will be held Friday, June 24, at Wells Conference Center. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on a new bridge under construction in Fitchburg, Mass., which is the first in that state to use the bridge-in-a-backpack technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Victoria Sheehan, manager of the state’s Department of Transportation’s Accelerated Bridge Program, said the low maintenance required for the […]
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ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine will host the Haskell/IEEE Conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Wells Conference Center on the UMaine campus.
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A Thursday Lewiston Sun Journal story reports on new technology being implemented at Falcon Performance Footwear in Auburn. The company is investing in custom-built equipment to manufacture toe caps for its boots. The story notes that UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center has played an important role in developing the new process, which the news story says […]
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Wednesday’s Portland Press Herald includes a report analyzing issues related to the development of deepwater offshore wind technology in Maine. The story includes a comment from Prof. Habib Dagher, who heads up the UMaine-led DeepCWind Consortium, a group of 35 collaborating organizations working on this extensive R&D effort in the Gulf of Maine. The Press […]
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Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News includes a letter-to-the-editor from UMaine College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey and the college’s four department chairs. Written in response to a news article from last week, the letter expresses support for ongoing UMaine R&D efforts related to offshore wind power technology and other forms of renewable energy.
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The Portland Press Herald profiled Kenneth Priest II, the owner of Augusta-based composites manufacturer Kenway Corp., who graduated from UMaine with a degree in civil engineering. Kenway has worked with UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center on construction projects, including the center’s Bridge-in-a-Backpack technology. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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