Maine Makes Waves with America’s ‘First’ Offshore Floating Wind Turbine

The first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbinein the United States is now afloat, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

The concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine was deployed off the coast of Castine, Maine by a team led by the University of Maine.

Learn more, here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/03/maine-makes-waves-with-americas-first-offshore-floating-wind-turbine/