DeepCwind Consortium
Led by professor Habib Dagher and his AEWC Advanced Structures & Composites Center team, the University of Maine has established itself as a world leader in research related to deepwater offshore wind power. UMaine is at the center of a collaborative organization, the DeepCwind Consortium, that includes about 30 businesses and organizations working to determine the best technological approaches to tapping this vast resource as a component of a national energy independence strategy. Earlier this year, the state approved a UMaine plan for developing the first deepwater offshore wind energy demonstration site in the United States, to be located 10 miles off the mainland. Dagher and others see significant economic development potential for Maine and beyond as they work to establish a Maine-based green energy industry while also providing educational and research opportunities for UMaine students.
