36 results found for 'VolturnUS'

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  • US Grants Maine First Floating Offshore Wind Research Lease

    20 August 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US State of Maine and the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have agreed on a floating offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine, which could allow for the deployment of twelve floating wind turbines capable of generating 144 MW. The research lease site, an area of up to 15 square […]

  • Sears Island to House Maine’s Floating Offshore Wind Port

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Maine Governor Janet Mills has revealed that the state has selected a section of state-owned Sears Island reserved for port development as its preferred site for a port facility to support the floating offshore wind industry. Based on technical and engineering analyses, and input from port and offshore wind stakeholders – including the University of […]

  • VIDEO: UMaine Unveils VolturnUS Deepwater Floating Offshore Wind Platform

    28 May 2013
    Technology

    On May 8, the University of Maine presented a floating wind turbine platform for its 1/8 scale prototype of a 6MW VolturnUS wind turbine, which is planned for a project off Maine’s coast by 2030. The entire VolturnUS prototype system is scheduled to be put into operation by June 3 and the first full-scale floating […]

  • IGERT Fellows Visit First Offshore Turbine in U.S.

    14 November 2014
    Training & Education

    The UMass Wind Energy IGERT presented their research up at University of Maine at the Advanced Structures and Composite Center. They were hosted by Habib Dagher, the director of the center, and got a chance to visit VolturnUS, a 65-foot-tall floating turbine prototype that is 1:8th the scale of a 6-megawatt (MW), 423-foot rotor diameter […]

  • Developers to Update on Maine Aqua Ventus Project

    16 January 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A forum will be held today at the University of Southern Maine, where the developers of Aqua Ventus project will give an update on its development and the performance of the VolturnUS wind turbine, as well as the offshore wind industry in general. The University of Maine-led offshore wind project, VolturnUS, located in Castine, is […]

  • USA: UMaine to Launch VolturnUS 1:8

    30 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners will hold a launch celebration Friday, May 31 at 11 a.m. for VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast of North America. The event will be hosted by Cianbro, 517 South Main Street, Brewer, Maine. Honored […]

  • ABS Okays UMaine’s Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

    14 September 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Houston-based classification society ABS has completed the design review of the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) documentation for the VolturnUS, a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT), developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.

  • VolturnUS 1:8 Launched: Maine Brings U.S. Offshore Wind Dream to Reality

    1 June 2013
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine in the U.S., was officially launched by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners yesterday at 11 am (5 pm CET/CEST). The 65-foot-tall VolturnUS prototype was lifted by a crane from the dock and lowered into the Penobscot River in Brewer. […]

  • UMaine Signs USD 3.8 Mln Deal with DOE

    9 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud welcomed top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to Castine on Sept. 5 to celebrate a successful year of the VolturnUS floating wind turbine deployed off Castine.  The federal officials were joined by representatives from the University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy and Cianbro, […]

  • UMaine Presents Cutting Edge Floating Wind Turbine Platform (USA)

    10 May 2013
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    On Wednesday, May 8, the University of Maine presented the base for its 1/8 scale prototype of a 6MW VolturnUS wind turbine, which is planned for a project off Maine’s coast by 2030. The floating wind turbine platform will be disassembled and transported to Cianbro in Brewer by the end of the month. It will […]

  • DNV GL Shares Floating Wind Turbine Vision for 2050

    6 October 2014

    Last Friday, Johan Sandberg, service line leader for offshore renewable energy at DNV GL, held a presentation about a global vision for floating offshore wind power in 2050 at the University of Maine campus at the Advanced Structures and Composite Center. Sandberg said: “As the industry began in 2000, Germany built a turbine that started […]

  • UMaine Connects VolturnUS 1:8 to Grid (USA)

    14 June 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VolturnUS 1:8, a 65-foot-tall offshore wind turbine prototype, has been connected to the Central Maine Power Company yesterday, making it the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in North America. The turbine is 1:8th the scale of a 6-megawatt (MW), 423-foot rotor diameter design. It is sited off the coast of Castine, Maine. “Today will constitute […]

  • UMaine Prepares Offshore Wind Bid, Suggests Collaboration to Statoil (USA)

    16 July 2013
    R&D

    The University of Maine has extended the testing time of its VolturnUS 1:8 floating wind turbine off Castine to a year, whilst it prepares to submit a proposal to the Public Utilities Commission for an offshore wind pilot project off Monhegan Island by September 1, the Bangor Daily News reports. The UMaine’s Advanced Structures and […]

  • Heavyweights Join US Floating Wind Project

    6 August 2020
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Maine will collaborate with the Mitsubishi Corporation and RWE Renewables to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, will as the developer own and […]

  • USA: UMaine Wins 1st Phase of Deepwater Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

    31 January 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been awarded the first phase of a potential $93.2 million deepwater offshore wind demonstration project by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The UMaine Composites Center-led team of industry leaders and national laboratories is one of five awardees selected from over 70 competing proposals. In […]

  • DOE to Give USD 3.7M to Maine Aqua Ventus

    23 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The New England Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project will get an additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The University of Maine-led project, also known as Maine Aqua Ventus, will receive the funding to complete engineering and planning work, and approach financial close, in addition to $3 million awarded by DOE in September 2014 to advance the design to […]

  • UMaine’s Offshore Wind Project Comes in Fourth

    8 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The University of Maine’s offshore wind project known as New England Aqua Ventus was selected fourth after the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of three finalists for the next phase of its Advanced Technology Demonstration Program. Three of the six projects, all of which are at 50 percent completion, were awarded full grants […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 3 – 9, 2013

    10 June 2013

    VolturnUS 1:8 Launched: Maine Brings U.S. Offshore Wind Dream to Reality VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine in the U.S., was officially launched by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners yesterday at 11 am (5 pm CET/CEST). Seajacks Japan Launched with Focus on Offshore Wind Marubeni […]

  • Maine Aqua Ventus Gets Power Contract

    6 November 2019
    Grid Connection

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the power purchase contract for the Maine Aqua Ventus floating offshore wind project. The Maine PUC said it had voted unanimously to approve the contract for the 12MW demonstration wind farm that will be located offshore Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. “The Commission is pleased […]

  • Maine Governor Unveils New Floating Wind Project

    24 November 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Maine Governor Janet Mills has announced a plan for the state to set up U.S. first floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine to advance new technology in collaboration with the state’s fishing industry. The state intends to file an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the […]

  • Fugro on Cable Route Survey Duty Offshore Maine

    19 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has secured a contract to conduct a cable route survey for the New England Aqua Ventus I floating wind project offshore Maine. Under the contract, Fugro will carry out a combined geophysical, environmental and geotechnical cable route survey at the state-designated area two miles south of Monhegan Island and 14 miles from the Maine […]

  • Aqua Ventus Secures Power Purchase Agreement

    19 December 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Central Maine Power Company and Maine Aqua Ventus I have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Aqua Ventus demonstration floating offshore wind project. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the parties signed the PPA on 9 December. It allows the project to sell its electricity to the Central Maine Power […]

  • Nine US Floating Wind Foundation Projects Win USD 1.6 Million from Department of Energy

    30 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Innovation, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine floating wind foundation projects in Phase One of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. Each project will receive USD 100,000 in funding and USD 75,000 in vouchers for technical support provided by DOE national laboratories. Skip to: The winners of the first phase of the […]

  • UMaine’s DeepCLiDAR Ready for the Market

    26 October 2016
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    DeepCLiDAR, a floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has completed a new deployment performance test 12 miles off the Maine coast in 65 meters of water. AWS Truepower validated DeepCLiDAR’s data recovery and measurement accuracy against Carbon Trust’s industry-standard performance criteria. With the third-party […]

  • Maine PUC Delays Decision on Aqua Ventus Power Contract

    11 January 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided on 9 January not to give its final decision on a power contract between Maine Aqua Ventus and Central Maine Power Co. yet, saying that more public comment is required as the energy market has changed since the initial terms were approved in 2014, according to the state’s media. 

  • AWEA: VolturnUS Launch Signal of Steady Progress toward American Offshore Wind Industry

    3 June 2013

    The launch of “VolturnUS 1:8,” the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine to be deployed in the U.S., is “another signal of steady progress toward development of an American offshore wind industry,” according to Christopher Long, Manager of Offshore and Siting Policy for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The floating turbine’s launch in Brewer, […]