The Bangor Daily News reported on completion of the Grist Mill bridge in Hampden, which was recently rebuilt using composite beams produced by Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) of Brewer, a spinoff company affiliated with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine.
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Public previewed the online 2021 Maine Science Festival, noting presentations by University of Maine faculty Habib Dagher and Melissa Maginnis. Dagher, who is the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will speak at 1 p.m. on Feb. 16 in a session titled “Offshore Wind: From the UK to Maine.” Maginnis, an associate professor […]
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Spire: the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability invites submissions for the fifth issue of the online journal planned for spring 2021. Issue 4, released in April 2020, is online. Editor Clinton Spaulding, a University of Maine communication and media ecology doctoral student, says the editorial staff seeks to include voices from a diverse range […]
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The Boston Globe united research conducted at the University of Maine in a commentary piece titled “Maine can finally get out of Massachusetts’ shadow.” UMaine investments toward developing bioplastics and advanced building composites from wood were mentioned while describing the state’s ability to address a rising demand for sustainable products.
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When reporting about a new offshore wind and renewable energy partnership between Maine and the United Kingdom, Maine Public noted the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus assisting Gov. Janet Mills in her effort to build the first floating offshore wind research array in the U.S. OffshoreWIND.biz also noted the state initiative involving […]
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The Defense Logistics Agency cited Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI), in a news release announcing an award of $4.8 million to FBRI to continue developing jet fuel from woody biomass. “UMaine’s wood-to-liquid fuels project takes a holistic view of harnessing Maine’s readily available woody biomass resources to […]
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The Center Square and The Washington Examiner published a story about Governor Janet Mills’ efforts to advance the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus’ experimental floating offshore wind project.
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In an article highlighting the impact in Maine of policy differences between the Trump and Biden administrations, the Portland Press Herald noted that the Department of Energy will likely support the University of Maine’s Aqua Ventus project with federal investment in clean, renewable energy research and innovation.
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Maine Public, the Portland Press Herald, Riviera, Renewable Energy Magazine and OffshoreWIND.biz reported that Gov. Janet Mills, in partnership with the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus, seeks to build the first floating offshore wind research array in the U.S. Mills is searching for 16 square miles of ocean that can be leased […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted the benefits of the University of Maine floating wind turbine research, citing $125 million in new economic activity and the creation of hundreds of jobs during construction. In addition, the demonstration project will model the integration of floating wind power and traditional marine industries while supporting Maine’s climate change and […]
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