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Notice to Mariners – May 2nd, 2025
This notice is to inform you that the University of Maine will be towing a research floating wind turbine weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 111ft tall. The barge will be towed about 5.5 nautical miles from Mack Point in Searsport, Maine to just off of Dyce Head in Castine, Maine. For public…
NOTICE TO MARINERS
UMaine will be towing a research floating barge weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 32ft tall. The barge will be towed about 60 miles from Desert Narrows off Trenton, Maine to Mack Point in Searsport, Maine. The date of the tow is highly dependent on weather and vessel traffic at Mack Point but…
ASCC Researcher Joins ACMA Emerging Leaders Program
Cody Sheltra, ASCC Senior Research Manager, has been accepted into the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) Emerging Leaders Program. This inaugural group will learn how to advocate for the composites industry; advancing a new generation of thinkers and leaders. Sheltra’s research focuses on projects related to the manufacturing and testing of large-scale thermoset composites and…
Designed to address labor shortages and supply chain issues that are driving high costs and constricting the supply of affordable housing, BioHome3D is the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based, recyclable materials
The American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat) brings together industry, academia, academiarnment floating offshore wind experts from around the world to chart a course for floating offshore wind in the US.
Video Interview: Concrete hulls can bring down the costs of floating platforms by around 50%, according to researchers at the University of Maine.
Click here to watch a video interview with Dr. Habib Dagher and Dr. Anthony Viselli at EWEA Offshore 2015. From Windpower Monthly: Speaking to Windpower TV,…
Article by UMaine Researchers Warren, Lopez-Anido To Be Published in Composite Structures Vol. 127 (Sept 2015)
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…
UMaine Research Featured in U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Vision Report
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…
Abstract by Dr. Anthony Viselli, P.E., Accepted for Presentation EWEA Offshore 2015
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…
UMaine Completes 56m Wind Blade Test for Gamesa
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,…
Pew Charitable Trust Clean Energy Report Unveiled, UMaine’s Efforts Praised
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…