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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A number of media organizations noted this week’s international EnergyOcean Conference in Portland, where UMaine-led technology for developing deepwater off-shore floating wind turbines is among the topics of conversation. Maine Public Radio reported that hundreds of stakeholders from the ocean energy industry are attending the conference. A Bangor Daily News article about the conference said […]
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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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