The U.S. Department of Energy recently issued a press release recognizing the nation’s first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine. The turbine was created by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Maine Senate passed a comprehensive energy bill despite Gov. Paul LePage’s veto. LePage says he wants the University of Maine, rather than the Norwegian company Statoil, to have a chance to secure support from electric ratepayers for its offshore wind energy pilot project before he supports the bill.
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Greentech Media reported on the investment opportunities associated with the new offshore wind advances developed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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The Bangor Daily News reported Gov. Paul LePage wants the University of Maine, rather than the Norwegian company Statoil, to have a chance to secure support from electric ratepayers for its offshore wind energy pilot project before he supports a far-reaching energy bill that is headed to the legislature.
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Fenceviewer, the community news and information website for Hancock County, reported the wind turbine VolturnUS 1:8 was being towed down the Penobscot River on Sunday. The turbine prototype, developed by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners, was launched into the Penobscot River in Brewer last week and will be […]
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The Yarmouth County Vanguard spoke with Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, about the upcoming Science Workshop on Sustainable Growth of the Atlantic Lobster in New Brunswick. The July event will be hosted by the Lobster Institute and the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation.
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The Portland Press Herald cited a 2012 study by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe in the article “Maine moves step closer to taking Internet purchases.” The study, commissioned by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, found Maine forgoes $19 million to $24 million a year by not collecting […]
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CBS News, The New York Times, Renewable Energy Magazine, Shanghai Daily, Composites World, MPBN and the Bangor Daily News were among several local and national news organizations to cover Friday’s launch of the first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine by members of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and Cianbro construction company. […]
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A 2008 economic impact study from the University of Maine was cited in an Associated Press article on the beginning of Portland’s cruise ship season. The study found cruise ships bring up to $8 million to the regional economy. WGME (Channel 13), Boston.com and the Portland Press Herald carried the report.
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Boston Herald, North American Windpower, Portland Press Herald, Penobscot Bay Pilot and CleanTechnica were among several news organizations to preview Friday’s launch of the first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine by members of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and Cianbro construction company. The prototype will be launched into the Penobscot River […]
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