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Today is Statehood Day in the State of Maine and one event that will take place today is one that will be a treasure for another milestone in year's to come for our state. Today a time capsule will be unveiled at the University of Maine to celebrate Maine's Bicentennial.  And, even if the public can't be there personally, you will be able to watch online as the 'core component of the time capsule is revealed. The time capsule is a combination of many talents and components throughout the state, including having a granite base, a Dirigo banner, and a Maine Heritage Timber specially-made cabin...

“Through the consortium, Maine has the opportunity to learn and advance technologies alongside a variety of others to guide offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine,” Dan Burgess, director of the Governor’s Energy Office, said in a news release Thursday. “Access to more knowledge, data and research from around the country will inform our approach to offshore wind and benefit Maine’s people, communities and economy.” Maine’s membership in the consortium includes the Governor’s Energy Office and the University of Maine, a center of technology and innovation in floating offshore...

Maine joins national offshore wind research consortium  Public-private alliance of the federal government, states, universities and industry supports cost-effective and responsible development of offshore wind in the U.S. Anthony J. Ronzio Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:45pm Augusta, MAINE – The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) announced today that Maine has joined the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC), a non-profit public-private alliance that is dedicated to responsible, cost-effective offshore wi...

State of Maine COVID-19 Response My Administration has sought to do its part to protect the lives and livelihoods of Maine people. With help from the Maine Legislature last spring, we began rallying the forces necessary to help people who were suffering job losses, to get food to school children and to build out our team of health professionals to protect Maine families from this dangerous virus. My Administration implemented public health and safety measures, dialing them up and then scaling them down when we believed the circumstances demanded it. We directed people to wear masks in public,...

Centralmaine.com features wind energy op-ed from public advocate Centralmaine.com shared an op-ed by Barry Hobbins, Maine’s public advocate, noting that floating offshore wind power will benefit Maine’s electric consumers. In the piece, Hobbins refers to the promise of wind power, and notes that applying the floating offshore wind technology developed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structure and Composites Center will put Maine in a leadership position. Share this: