Orono, Maine —  An article authored by ASCC researcher Dr. Richard Kimball was published in preparation for the 33rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. The paper focuses on the development and validation of a control system to counteract effects of wave-induced forces and movements on floating offshore wind turbines. Co-authors include UMaine graduate student […]

Orono, Maine —  An article by ASCC offshore wind researchers William West, Spencer Hallowell, and Anthony Viselli, and UMaine mechanical engineering professor Andrew Goupee, was recently published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.  The floating offshore wind industry’s shift toward larger turbines adds complexity to the mooring system design process; turbine units are […]

Orono, Maine — The Maine Governor’s Energy Office and the Maine International Trade Center are sponsoring two Floating Offshore Wind Ready trainings in February. The trainings, hosted by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, are one-day educational programs designed for businesses who want to learn more about specific business opportunities in the growing U.S. floating […]

ASCC offshore wind team welcomes naval architect, Addie Lindyberg to the team ORONO, Maine 𑁋 The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) continues to expand with the recent addition of Addie Lindyberg to the Offshore Wind Team.  She’ll be contributing to the New England Aqua Ventus I demonstration project,  the Gulf of Maine Floating Offshore […]

UMaine to expand offshore wind curriculum with new course offering for Spring 2023 Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering is offering a new course in Spring 2023 titled MEE 491/591: Offshore Wind Farm Engineering with Dr. Amrit Verma, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. This course will introduce the basics of […]

Jalbert cited as “scale modeling expert in Floating Offshore Wind” in Popular Science Orono, Maine — Peter Jalbert, a scale modeler on the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) Offshore Wind team offered his expertise in Popular Science. Jalbert has been with the ASCC for almost 7 years and has been instrumental in […]