In an article about developing wave energy on the U.S. East Coast, Richard Kimball, Presidential Professor of Ocean Engineering and Energy at the University of Maine, told Offshore Source that a scaled ocean field test site in Castine and a full-scale demonstration site in Mohegan are available to move wave energy systems from concept to […]
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3D Printing Industry included the University of Maine’s eco-friendly turbine blade mold 3D printing process, which is backed by $2.8 million in federal funding, in an article about the ways in which 3D printing is used to advance renewable energy technology.
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), News Center Maine, Seapower Magazine, 3D Printing Industry and Mainebiz reported on the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites producing the world’s largest 3D-printed logistics vessel. The watercraft is one of two 3D-printed prototype logistics vessels the UMaine Composites Center produced for the U.S. Department of […]
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In a story titled “Offshore Wind Takes Off at Last. States Have Been Counting on It,” Stateline, a daily news publication funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts organization, highlighted research on floating platform technology for offshore wind development from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The story was also shared in the […]
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Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was featured on a recent episode of U.S. Sen. Angus King’s podcast, “Inside Maine,” about the benefits of the recently passed annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the state and nation.
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In a story about the U.S. Air Force exploring renewable fuels, Task & Purpose highlighted University of Maine research into developing jet fuel from biomass. The UMaine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) is exploring optimal strategies for creating biomass-derived jet fuel at a commercial scale. Popular Science shared the Task & Purpose article.
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The Composites Weekly podcast featured Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and Tim Kenerson, vice president of engineering for Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges, to discuss GBeam composite bridge technology. The technology was designed and patented at the Composites Center and licensed to AIT Bridges. It was […]
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An editorial from the Portland Press Herald about the revival and repurposing of the former Madison paper mill highlighted University of Maine research and development in wood composite technology. Centralmaine.com shared the editorial.
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In a story about how Maine could lead a revolution in timber products to reduce the carbon footprint in construction, Mainebiz referenced multiple research and development efforts from the University of Maine. The article highlighted biobased material research from the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the UMaine-led Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/Maine) Coalition, which […]
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Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, spoke with Eos about floating offshore wind energy research involved in VolturnUS and New England Aqua Ventus. “We formed the very first university-based research team on floating wind technologies,” he said.
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