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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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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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported the Maine Legislature 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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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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