WVII (Channel 7) reported that the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) will use composite tub girders, a technology developed at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, to repair the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden. UMaine licensed the technology to Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) of Brewer, who produced the girders for MDOT.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on Paul Dabbar, under secretary for science with the Department of Energy, visiting the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. Dabber saw recent projects and equipment, including the latest VolturnUS floating concrete hall for a wind turbine to be completed in 2023 and the center’s 3D printer, […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Centralmaine.com and National Fisherman reported that the University of Maine will partner with Governor Mills’ Energy Office and other state agencies and stakeholders to develop an economic roadmap for establishing Maine as a leader in offshore wind power. The partnership is expected to create jobs and build a skilled sustainable energy workforce in […]
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Stephen Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources and associate director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, spoke with The Maine Monitor about comparing the carbon footprint of wood to other building materials. Shaler, also a professor of wood sciences, was featured in a “Sea Change” commentary piece […]
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The Department of Energy (DOE) shared a media release about two University of Maine researchers using artificial intelligence-aided design to develop new materials for improved batteries and supercapacitors. The research initiative led by Liping Yu, assistant professor of physics, and Yingchao Yang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was one of 31 projects that were awarded a total […]
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Utility Dive noted the collaboration between the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus LLC (NEAV) to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project in an article titled “Maine regulators OK state’s largest renewables solicitation with 482 MW solar, but skip storage.” The project will consist of a single semisubmersible concrete floating platform […]
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Yahoo! Finance shared a media release from AIT Bridges about the company deploying the first composite arch bridge system, developed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composite Center, on the West Coast. According to AIT Bridges, a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), the bridge system will be located in Duvall, Washington. This […]
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CentralMaine.com published an opinion piece from Jeff Marks indicating that the recently announced public-private partnership between the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus could boost Maine’s renewable energy industry and the state’s economy. Marks is the director and senior policy advocate at the Acadia Center, a clean-energy research and advocacy nonprofit in Rockport.
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Eurekalert!, a website managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, posted a University of Maine news story about a $750,000 Department of Energy grant awarded to researchers Liping Yu and Yingchao Yang. Yu, an assistant professor of physics, and Yang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, seek to characterize a new class of […]
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A number of media organizations covered the University of Maine announcement that two industry heavyweights are investing in the development of a pioneer floating offshore wind technology project. Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi company, is joining with RWE Renewables to invest $100 million to build and deploy a full-scale, floating wind farm 14 […]
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