At first glance, the bridge being built over the Little River does not
look high-tech. Covered with concrete and surrounded by dirt, it looks
like any other bridge construction site. More...
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The stretch of Herrick Road now under construction at the Little River
is decidedly bucolic, with llamas grazing peaceably in nearby green
fields and the river flowing gently to the city reservoir. More...
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During the summer UMaine’s advanced composites center (AEWC ) sponsored a
program for high school students to develop and test their own floating
wind turbines, learning real engineering skills. As they floated their
projects in a pool, their eyes lit up seeing their designs working. They
were participating in what could be Maine’s future. More...
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It will be two years before a deepwater offshore wind turbine appears
near the remote midcoast island of Monhegan, but already researchers and
island residents are getting ready for the changes it might bring. More...
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Habib Dagher,
director of AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the
University of Maine, said Tuesday that the first ocean-based wind
turbine will be installed off Monhegan in 2012, followed by one offshore
turbine in 2013, and then several turbines in a wind farm located 20
miles offshore in 2016. More...
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If there really are answers blowing in the wind, several dozen
scientists, regulators and energy industry officials hoped to draw
closer to them as they gathered Tuesday at a local conference center. More...
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It has been a year since the DeepCwind Consortium received grant
support from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop technology for
wind turbines in deep water. More...
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Around 200 people gathered in Northport Tuesday to learn more about
offshore wind power. The goal of the first ever Deepwater Offshore Wind
Conference is to educate people about the advances in technology and
what it could mean for Maine. More...
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