Failure to Launch: Small Town Resources Play Big Part in Wind Energy Research

Failure to Launch: Small Town Resources Play Big Part in Wind Energy Research

Shaun Farrar Mar 30, 2025 Share TRENTON—It was hard to get detailed information when everyone involved in a project onsite today said they were not allowed to discuss the project, but the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composite Center’s newest addition to its VolturnUS program failed to float today. The structure was built on-site at the head of the Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport’s seaplane ramp. The … Continue reading Failure to Launch: Small Town Resources Play Big Part in Wind Energy Research

Waters Along Bar Harbor, Acadia Home to Billions of Microplastics

Findings indicate that microplastics were transported from the land through the rivers and estuaries into Frenchman Bay JUL 25, 2024 Share By University of Maine Orono/shared with permission BAR HARBOR—Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen, … Continue reading Waters Along Bar Harbor, Acadia Home to Billions of Microplastics