The Associated Press reported that Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state’s electricity load. State officials hope companies will utilize technology from the University of Maine, which has been pioneering […]
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History-Computer featured that the largest 3D printer in the world is housed at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine.
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In an article about the potential for offshore floating wind energy farms off the East Coast of the U.S., Reuters noted that New England Aqua Ventus, which aims to have a long-term power purchase agreement in place with the Maine Public Utilities Commission to start construction of 12 wind turbines by 2024, uses a concrete-based […]
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The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) at the University of Maine will host the 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference August 8-10 at the Wells Conference Center. The conference brings together university researchers, industry professionals and state and municipal government leaders to discuss a broad range of topics, including the successful research and deployment of advanced […]
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In a story titled “N.H. lags in luring offshore wind’s economic benefits” the Concord Monitor highlighted offshore wind energy workforce training at the University of Maine. Since last year, UMaine has been working on new courses, micro-credentials and an undergraduate concentration in offshore wind energy, as well as opportunities to study it at the largest […]
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In an op-ed about the potential for offshore wind energy generation in Maine, the South Portland Sentry noted that new offshore wind technology is still in development at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center.
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Business Insider featured the Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome 3D and spoke to Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the ASCC. “Our number one priority is to alleviate the societal problems [like housing and sustainable construction] we are facing right now … .[It’s not] just the engineering of the home but the livability […]
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CNN interviewed Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and Anthony Viselli, manager of offshore model testing and structural design at the facility, about floating offshore wind research being conducted at UMaine. “You’re working on technology that can have huge societal effects and job creation. It’s just […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX-TV (ABC 7/Fox 22 in Bangor) featured the 2023 Simmons Windstorm Challenge, which brought roughly 600 middle and high school students from across the state to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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The Bangor Daily News noted that the Maine Department of Transportation may use GBeams, which were developed by Advanced Infrastructure Technologies in cooperation with the University of Maine, to repair the Llewellyn G. Estes Memorial Bridge.
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