State utilities regulators have reopened the bidding for an offshore wind project contract after lawmakers approved legislation backed by Gov. Paul LePage to let the University of Maine compete, according to an Associated Press report carried by NECN and WABI (Channel 5). Renewable Energy News also carried a report.
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UMaine grad student developing more affordable option for state to reinforce aging bridges.
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Robert Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the pace of this year’s lobster harvest. Bayer said this year’s molt seems to be more on track than last year’s early start.
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Rick Wahle and Katherine Mills, UMaine researchers who helped co-author a recent article in the scientific publication Oceanography, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how Maine fisheries can and should be more adaptive to climate change.
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The Boothbay Register spoke with Todd Gabe, UMaine economics professor, about a recent UMaine School of Economics study. The study estimates the economic effect of the more than 63,000 visitors to the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s preserve is around $3.9 million a year.
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According to several media reports, Statoil North America is putting its offshore wind energy project on hold because of change’s to the state’s energy policy that allows the University of Maine to get a second chance to submit a proposal to the state. The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), Portland Press Herald, Renewable Energy […]
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A Bangor Daily News editorial titled “Statoil, UMaine will have more power together” mentioned the benefits of the university working with energy giant Statoil North America on an offshore wind energy pilot project.
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Mainebiz recently published an article citing a study by the University of Maine’s School of Economics. The study estimates the economic effect of the more than 63,000 visitors to the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s preserve is around $3.9 million a year.
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An opinion piece published in the Bangor Daily News titled “Maine is an energy industry powerhouse” mentioned the University of Maine-led launch of the first floating offshore wind turbine in North America. The project was also mentioned in the Business Administration Information article “Ocean tidal energy and offshore wind energy gaining energy department’s attention.”
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The Portland Press Herald, The Republic of Indiana and Seattlepi.com were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on Gov. Paul LePage signing a sweeping wind power bill into law. The bill, designed to provide for the development of offshore wind power projects in the state, will allow the University of Maine […]
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