On May 31, 2013, The University of Maine will make history by launching its 1/8 scale prototype of a 6MW VolturnUS wind turbine, "Vo
Maine lies beside a vast energy source that we can draw upon to provide for our own power needs, with enough to export: the winds, tides and waves of the ocea
Orono, May 3 2013
Have you ever wondered how some countries such as Germany can afford to deploy wind and solar energy technologies at such a higher rate than we do in the U
On March 18, 2013, the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) announced a total of $580,111 in
On March 21, 2013, the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) partnered with the New England Clean Energy Co
A small company in Gorham, Maine has big plans for reducing the cost of small wind turbines for homes and businesses.
On January 30, 2013, the US Energy Department announced the second round of
Would you like to see some bold innovations and examples of a nationwide commitment to sustainable energy and resilience?
On May 21, 2013, the Pine Tree Watchdog published an in-depth report on a March 28 hearing before the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee on LD 616, which proposes to weaken some provisions of the Wind Energy Act of 2008 and restore more local controls over consideration of wind power facility applications in certain townships, plantations and Unorganized Territories. The committee has agreed to review the policy, which has streamlined the permitting of wind projects since 2008.
Read the full article on the Pine Tree Watchdog site.
Later this spring, UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center will test a buoy-based light detection and ranging system, or LiDAR, which can gauge wind speeds at up to 600' above the surface of the ocean. Data from the device can help to determine the best location for offshore wind turbines.
Two subsidiaries of Boston-based First Wind, Hancock Wind and Weaver Wind, have identified up to 57 new potential sites for wind turbines in Township 22 and Osborn in Hancock County. The companies have secured land leases for many of the sites but have done no assessments of their suitability for wind power development. No development proposals have yet been submitted to state authorities, and it is likely that only a small number will move on to that phase, according to the 
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine plans to place a one-eighth-scale prototype of a floating deep-sea wind turbine in the harbor off Dyce Head in Castine, sometime in April of 2013. The 20 kilowatt or 27 horsepower turbine, called "VolturnUS", was developed by professor Habib Dagher, who will build its components with engineering students. It will be shipped to Cianbro's facility in Brewer for assembly and thence towed by a tugboat from Maine Maritime Academy to the test site in Castine Harbor.
