Advanced Structures & Composites Center

A paper submitted by UMaine Composites Center Ph.D. Candidate Kyle Warren, faculty member Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., and Jonathan Goering of Albany Engineered Composites has been accepted for publication in the 127th volume of Composite Structures. The abstract of the paper, titled “Behavior of three-dimensional woven carbon composites in single-bolt bearing,” follows: A comprehensive experimental evaluation […]

The University of Maine’s offshore wind research efforts were described in a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Energy called “Wind Vision: A New Era For Wind Power in the United States.” The DeepCwind Consortium and the VolturnUS 1:8 are described in Chapter 2 of the report which details the role universities play in leading […]

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) accepted an abstract submitted by Dr. Anthony Viselli, P.E., for an oral presentation at EWEA OFFSHORE 2015, which will take place from March 10-12, 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The abstract is titled: “U.S. Completes Successful Testing of its First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in November 2014.”

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has completed static strength testing of a 56-meter (184-foot) wind turbine blade for Gamesa, a global technological leader in the wind industry, based in Spain. The blade was manufactured in North America and delivered to the University of Maine in late August. In […]

The Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII(Channel 7) reported Pew Charitable Trusts hosted an event and panel discussion at the University of Maine and unveiled the findings of its report “Clean Economy Rising.” The nonprofit found Maine is one of eight states leading the way in developing clean energy economies. Tom Swanson, manager of […]

The UMaine Offshore Wind Program was cited by Real Clear Politics’ John Connor Cleveland in his article titled, “Offshore Wind Power’s Promising But Complicated Future.” About 1,000 feet off the coast of Castine, Maine, floats an angular yellow structure, stark against the blue of the harbor. No, it’s not a buoy, although one might mistake […]

Bridge-In-A-BackpackTM Technology Featured in Trade Industry Publication, Construction Data “According to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory, 147,870 of the 607,751 bridges in the country are deficient. This includes 63,522 structurally deficient and 84,348 functionally obsolete bridges. Structurally deficient bridges are bridges with critical load-carrying elements that are in poor condition due to […]

Article by Gene Russo, published in Nature, Vol 513 from September 2014. “The town of Castine, Maine, feels like a place bypassed by time. First settled in the early seventeenth century, its streets are lined with buildings hundreds of years old. Boats bob in its small harbor and a white lighthouse, constructed of rough-hewn stone, […]

A blog post authored by Asst. Secretary of Energy David Danielson featured his recent visit to UMaine and a successful first year of the VolturnUS 1:8 deployment. “Here at EERE, we work to bridge the gap between research and development and deployment of clean energy innovations. Our task is to bring these game-changing, greenhouse gas […]