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The status recorded for “UMaine Floating Wind Turbine” is Under Construction.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “UMaine Floating Wind Turbine” to USD 12500000.

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UMaine Floating Wind Turbine

Under construction · Maine · Last reported May 2025

Source: WBUR

Project

Under Construction

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: Wind, Education
Location: Maine, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: WBUR

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The project “UMaine Floating Wind Turbine” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in Maine, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from WBUR.

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Original status	Under Construction
Taiyo status	Under Construction
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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Record type	Project
Sector	Wind, Education
Article published date	2025-05-13

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