Economic Development

Media Cover Connection of Turbine to Grid

Renewable Energy News, North American Windpower, MPBN, Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) were among several news organizations to cover an event in Castine on Thursday recognizing the connection of the VolturnUS offshore wind turbine to the electric grid. The turbine, created under the direction of the University of Maine-led DeepCwind […]

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Newport Child Receives Bed from Company Aided by UMaine, Media Reports

WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported a 7-year-old from Newport who suffers from hydrocephalus, which has caused her to be developmentally delayed due to seizures, recently received a $4,500 bed specially designed by Millinocket man Patrick Cyr and paid for by the Robbie Foundation. Cyr started his company, Courtney Beds, […]

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Media Report on Turbine Being Connected to Grid

The Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center connecting its offshore wind turbine to the electric grid in Castine on Thursday. VolturnUS is the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in North […]

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StateImpact Reports on UMaine Wind Project, Wonders if Texas is Next

StateImpact Texas, a reporting project of NPR member stations, recently published the article “As offshore wind turbine launches in Maine, is Texas next?” The article states researchers in Texas are racing to catch up to offshore wind advances made by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.

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Caccese’s Work with Wintrhop Company Mentioned in Mainebiz Article

Vincent Caccese, mechanical engineering professor at the University of Maine, has been working with James Ferguson, founder of Alba-Technic in Winthrop, to create a helmet aimed at preventing traumatic brain injury, according to a Mainebiz article. The company’s helmet has been tested in UMaine’s Advanced Biomechanics Laboratory for Injury Reduction and Rehabilitation.

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Thaler Speaks to Press Herald About Tar Sands Oil Project

Jeffrey Thaler, University of Maine visiting professor of energy policy, law and ethics, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about a project that plans to have Canadian tar sands oil pumped through a pipeline to South Portland for shipment overseas. Thaler, who is not connected to the project, predicted a public information campaign will soon […]

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