|
Officials get a close look at a one-of-a-kind deep-water tower off Norway and line up UMaine for joint research.
Portland Press Herald September 26, 2009
...Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro's turbine, the 2.3-megawatt Hywind, is the only one of its kind in the world: an offshore, deep-water, power-generating wind turbine. Maine officials hope that they might see a similar test turbine in the Gulf of Maine in the next five years. On Friday, the last day of a Maine trade mission, Dagher and Gov. John Baldacci signed a letter of intent with StatoilHydro, which built the turbine, to have the company and UMaine work together on research and development to determine whether a similar project might work in the Gulf of Maine...
Jim's comment: Exciting new technology for Maine. I'd like to see economic impact to Maine with the actual construction in Maine of these.
|
