UMaine News

UMaine graduate Brent Littlefield, a Republican strategist and commentator, drew a historical reference to his alma mater during a recent interview on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show.  That interview was conducted at the Hoover Dam, which Littlefield noted was built under the engineering guidance of 1905 UMaine graduate Francis Crowe.  Littlefield’s reference to Crowe comes two […]

In an op-ed written by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and posted on Seacoastonline.com, Collins cites the work of UMaine and the DeepCwind Consortium to develop floating wind turbines for the Gulf of Maine. Collins writes the technology will place the U.S. into a leadership position in the wind industry and keep jobs in […]

A Kennebec Journal editorial supports UMaine’s research and development of deepwater offshore wind power, about which a report was released last week. The editorial says the project could attract billions of dollars in investment, change the way we buy and use power, and put Maine in a leadership role in manufacturing and servicing a new […]

A Bangor Daily News feature story described a news business venture launched by UMaine mechanical engineering professor Mick Peterson. An expert on race track surfaces and horse injuries, Peterson has built on that expertise to start a venture with two components, Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory and Biologically Applied Engineering, LLC.  Peterson has hired two full-time […]

The Feb. 27 Maine Sunday Telegram included an editorial about the ambitious deepwater offshore wind energy project spearheaded by UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.  The editorial says that private investment will be the key to the editorial’s success.

The Bangor Daily News has a story about UMaine Libra Foundation Professor of Engineering Michael “Mick” Peterson and the expansion of the startup company aimed at the horse-racing industry he formed with a colleague from Colorado State. Peterson and his colleague researched thoroughbred and harness racing horses, tracks and horse injuries over the last 14 […]

The Bangor Daily News published Thursday an editorial in support of UMaine’s wind power initiative, which is being led by the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus. Although the initiative is projected to take about a decade just to get started, the editorial says, there is the potential for about $1 billion to […]

Several news outlets covered the release of the Maine Deepwater Offshore Wind Report, a UMaine-led report about the technical, economic and environmental aspects of building deepwater offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Maine. The Bangor Daily News reported 40-50 people were in Orono Tuesday for a conference about the report, and another 250-300 participated […]

UMaine research was mentioned in a Mainebiz story about the first meeting of the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine, a group representing businesses, agencies and researchers who are seeking to develop plant-based plastic to replace petroleum-based plastic. The story mentioned UMaine’s work in developing wood- and potato-based and blended plastics, as well as an award […]

The Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News covered the release of a report from the UMaine-led DeepCwind Consortium about a offshore wind farm project in the Gulf of Maine. The report, which is aimed at potential investors and developers, addresses issues such as the types of environmental and engineering studies will be needed, where […]