BANGOR, Maine — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the University of Maine — along with partners Maine Maritime Academy, Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory — have been awarded a $983,997 grant from the National Science Foundation.
The funds will be used to design, develop and build a unique, multidirectional Wind-Wave generating system called W2, Collins and King said in a joint statement.
Once completed, they said, W2 will be able to simulate wave and wind conditions similar to those found in the Gulf of Maine and elsewhere. By better understanding the effects of waves and wind shears that are typical in the often inhospitable ocean environment, researchers will be able to develop new methods of capturing renewable energy.
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JUST FOR REMINDER , MAINE DOES NOT USE OIL NOR COAL FOR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION , BUT GAS , HYDROPOWER AND BIOMASS
IN A STATE WITH PROGRESSIVE PAUPERISATION , UNAFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE , BEAT- UP INFRASTRUCTURE , MASSIVE PERSONAL DEBT FOR COLLEGE EDUCATION ,PROPERTY VALUE COLLAPSE ....WHAT ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THAT MILLION AND ALL THE MILLLIONS SPENT BY TAXPAYERS THROUGH ARRA GRANTS , PTC ,ITC ,DOE LOAN GUARANTEES FOR WINDPOWER ?...LET ALONE THE $50000 GIVEN BY KURT ADAMS FOR THE SO USEFUL UMPI TURBINE .
YOU CAN DECIDE .
Monique
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