Creating an Offshore Wind Model with the University of Maine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ธ.ค. 2024
- Thank you to University of Maine students for creating a model display that illustrates the future array of offshore wind in Maine. The students designed this model to demonstrate the layout and scale of future offshore wind installations off the Maine coast. We're eager to engage with communities across Maine and look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event to discover and discuss Maine's future with offshore wind.
For more than 10 years, the team at UMaine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been leading the way with their pioneered patented semi-submersible floating offshore wind platform technology. This groundbreaking work is set to boost offshore wind tech growth and use, and it also aims to explore how offshore wind projects affect fishing, wildlife, and the environment. Innovative technology is being developed right here in Maine, and research from scientists at the University of Maine has positioned our state at the forefront of floating wind turbine technology.
does U Maine acknowledge impact to marine life from these?
We can't speak for UMaine (this is NRCM's account), but climate change is the greatest threat facing the marine species in the Gulf of Maine. Biologists are confident that floating offshore wind can successfully coexist with wildlife, and responsibly developed offshore wind is one of the best things we can do to reduce our reliance on the fossil fuels that are making climate impacts worse. Maine's offshore wind law also requires developers to abide by strict protections for wildlife and support ongoing research.