BANGOR — A storm bearing 30 mph winds, gusting up to 45 miles per hour, and torrential downpours brought an unpleasant surprise to downtown Bangor massage therapist and yoga instructor Eric Sirois on Wednesday afternoon. At around noon, a particularly large gust of wind knocked a single panel storm window out of its frame on […]
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With Statoil’s exit, wind industry looks to UMaine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Norwegian company Statoil’s decision to abandon its $120 million offshore wind power project in Maine is a setback, renewable energy advocates say, but they still hope a strong offshore wind industry can be built in the state. Statoil announced this month that changes in terms with the state and scheduling delays have […]
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LePage energy chief defends efforts to reopen offshore wind bids
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s top energy advisor Tuesday defended efforts the governor made to restart a bid process for an offshore wind power project along Maine’s coast. Patrick Woodcock, the director of LePage’s Energy Office, said efforts it made to allow the University of Maine to bid on the project before the Maine Public […]
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Alfond says LePage interference with Statoil deal hurts state’s image
LEWISTON — Maine Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, on Monday denounced Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to derail a deal between the state of Maine and the Norwegian energy giant Statoil. New details of the lengths that LePage’s administration went to unhinge a full-scale offshore wind energy pilot project off the coast emerged Monday in a […]
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LePage team worked against wind project
AUGUSTA (AP) — Before its public push to have Maine reconsider wind energy proposals, Gov. Paul LePage’s administration worked behind the scenes to explicitly derail Norwegian company Statoil’s multimillion-dollar agreement with the state for an offshore wind project, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The first public word that the administration was trying […]
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UMaine, Maine Maritime sharing fed renewable energy grant
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy and two partner organizations are sharing a federal grant to develop a system that could help capture renewable energy from the motion of ocean waves and offshore winds. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the nearly $1 million grant from the National Science […]
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Hearing to be held for Maine wind power proposal
MOSCOW (AP) — The Department of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing on a proposal to build a 62-turbine wind farm in north-central Maine. Blue Sky West, a subsidiary of First Wind Inc., is proposing to build a $398 million project in the Moscow area in Somerset County, about 25 miles north of Skowhegan. […]
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UMaine extends wind turbine testing in Castine, prepares bid for wind farm subsidy
CASTINE — As the University of Maine prepares its bid for a long-term contract for an offshore wind energy farm, the school announced that it will extend its test deployment of its floating wind turbine will stay in Castine Harbor to a year. Elizabeth Viselli, manager for offshore wind programs and spokeswoman for the university’s […]
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Maine’s involvement in global offshore wind threatened by legislative actions, say industry watchers
PORTLAND — Statoil North America on Wednesday said it was putting its offshore wind energy project on hold because of “the risk and uncertainty” created last week when the Legislature, at Gov. Paul LePage’s behest, made changes that will delay and potentially threaten state approval for the project. The Norwegian company informed the Maine Public […]