Investigating a possible method for eliminating the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, is the objective of a new National Science Foundation-funded study led by Onur Apul from the University of Maine. NSF awarded $250,000 for Apul, an assistant professor of environmental engineering, to research how to remove PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, […]
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The Mount Desert Islander shared that Susanne Lee, faculty fellow of the University of Maine’s Mitchell Center for Sustainability, will present about what can be done in the home to reduce food waste, what the necessary resources are to produce food and the impact of food waste on the environment. The event is at La […]
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Windpower Monthly noted that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland praised the Gulf of Maine’s wind energy goals. Maine has a goal of 80% of its electricity coming from renewables by 2030. The 144MW Gulf of Maine Floating Offshore Wind Research Array, which is being developed in part by the University of Maine, is in its early […]
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Jonathan Rubin, professor at the University of Maine School of Economics and director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was interviewed by the Times Record about the efforts by Maine to increase the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on the road from 7,000 to 219,000 by 2030. “No one’s going to buy […]
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News Center Maine reported that the University of Maine has added four new Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations, bringing the total number of chargers at UMaine to 35. The charging stations were added in part due to increasing demand. “I constantly get emails from folks looking for a charging space. I get an email […]
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The Business Download reported that, with new government spending legislation supporting novel sustainability-focused projects across the country, the University of Maine will use $10 million for green engineering and materials research programs that could help sequester carbon using wood products.
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Composites Manufacturing Magazine reported that the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is working with researchers in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to construct a prototype weatherproof and insect-proof single housing unit in collaboration with the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing). ASCC’s “Factory of the Future” is made […]
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Cindy Isenhour, assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, was featured on the 1010 WINS In Depth podcast discussing whether thrifting is contributing to fashion’s culture of excess. Isenhour discussed the resource loops of thrifting, particularly with respect to the growing resale market. “Some people that are looking at this […]
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In an article about Stonyvale Farm collecting food waste to create electricity using anaerobic digestion, Maine Public cited a 2018 University of Maine study that found Maine generates more than 200,000 tons of food scraps each year, and the statewide capacity for recycling all that material grew by about four times between 2014 and 2017, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine installed four new Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations for public use at the Stevens Hall parking lot, increasing the total number of chargers for UMaine community and public use to 35. Members of the public can charge their electric vehicles at these stations for […]
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