UMaine Floating Wind Turbine
Sector: Education • Location: Maine, USA
Source: WBUR
The University of Maine plans to launch an experimental floating wind turbine, a quarter-scale model of Volturn US technology. Despite funding cuts from the Trump administration, the university utilized industry partnership revenue and state funds to complete construction. The turbine will be towed to a site offshore Castine for 18 months of data collection on its performance.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Education, Wind
- Location
- Maine, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- WBUR
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Original status | Under Construction |
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The University of Maine plans to launch an experimental floating wind turbine, a quarter-scale model of Volturn US technology. Despite funding cuts from the Trump administration, the university utilized industry partnership revenue and state funds to complete construction. The turbine will be towed to a site offshore Castine for 18 months of data collection on its performance. |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Maine |
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Source | WBUR |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Education, Wind |
Article published date | 2025-05-10 |
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