UMaine to get $20M for offshore wind
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu's visit to the University of Maine earlier this month has led to $20 million in funding for deepwater offshore wind research.
The funding from the Department of Energy will help UMaine develop and test offshore wind technology, and marks the first time the DOE has dedicated specific funding for deepwater offshore wind research, according to a press release from Sen. Susan Collins. Chu visited UMaine's AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center on June 14 at Collins' request. Last October, UMaine was chosen as one of three universities in the country to receive up to $8 million to fund its offshore wind test center off Monhegan Island, one of three state-selected test sites. UMaine is planning to design and deploy two 10-kilowatt and one 100-kW floating turbine prototypes.
Sen. Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, previously secured a total of $25 million for the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative at UMaine, according to the release.
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