Found inside â Page 39Delaware: Delaware initiated legislation and policies to encourage offshore wind which resulted in a PPA between Delmarva ... for the development of a Maine Offshore Wind Energy Research Center in concert with the University of Maine. The project is projected to produce more than $150 million in total economic output and create hundreds of Maine-based jobs during the construction period. Attach one end of the thread to the table tennis ball with a small piece of tape. August 12, 2020. The oldest system was to drop a rope with a weight tied to one end off the side of the boat and extend the rope until it went slack, which was supposed to signal that the weight had hit the sea floor. Take a moment to brainstorm some examples of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. We are really focused on creating economic opportunities for Maine as this new carbon-free economy emerges.”, “We see great potential for floating wind farms worldwide, especially in countries like the U.S., with deeper coastal waters,” says Sven Utermöhlen, chief operating officer, Wind Offshore Global of RWE Renewables. Place the ruler, with the highest number of measurement at the bottom, inside the food container, taping it to the sides. What does this activity show about our consumption of nonrenewable energy resources? Have youth compare their interval choices with other groups. Thatâs when Dr. Dagher predicts the University of Maineâs Advanced Structures and Composites Center patented offshore wind project design, VolturnUS 1:8, (above) will be in demand for all deepwater locations in the US and⦠The governor also accepted the invitation for Maine to join the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Gulf of Maine Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, along with New Hampshire and Massachusetts, which is charged with facilitating coordination related to renewable energy activities in federal waters in the Gulf of Maine. “The strength of Maine’s economy, the preservation of our natural resources, the long-term health and well-being of our communities and of future generations depend in great part on our transitioning to clean energy and tackling the threat of climate change,” says Gov. A real Maine resource Harnessing the clean, renewable wind energy from our offshore ocean waters will contribute to the transformation of our energy sector to renewable sources, and keep our energy dollars in Maine Project Scope New England Aqua Ventus ⦠Home Read More » That’s why renewable energy has come into the spotlight in recent years. Therefore, this model the youth just worked with is not applicable to the real-life model. In this activity, youth will learn about renewable resources versus nonrenewable resources, and how conservation and new technologies are needed to prevent the complete elimination of nonrenewable resources. ⢠University of Central Florida (UCF) - Model-Based Systems Engineering and Control Co-Design of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines ⢠University of Maine (UMaine) - The NASA Floater: 15 MW Ultra-light Concrete Hull with Sea-water Ballast Tuned Mass Dampers ⢠University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) - A Low-Cost Floating Offshore Vertical Axis Wind System ⢠WS Atkins - Scale Model ⦠offshore wind power Energy For Maine Clean, renewable energy harvesting the power of the wind. Principle Power . The University of Maine (UMaine) Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site, located nearly 3 miles south west of Monhegan Island, Maine is available for use by commercial and non-commercial entities in partnership with the University of Maine, or the University of Maine itself, to research and develop ocean energy devices, such as floating wind turbines or wave energy converters. More specifically, Maine has helped develop technologies that can access a revolutionary renewable energy source known as deepwater offshore wind. Found insideThis book presents sustainable synthetic pathways and modern applications of ammonia. It focuses on the production of ammonia using various catalytic systems and its use in fuel cells, membrane, agriculture, and renewable energy sectors. The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second largest company in offshore wind globally, to develop UMaineâs floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. For this activity, youth are going to be creating underwater landscape features and charting them using contour lines. What you see should be a contour map of the features in the bottom of the food container. Megawatt Offshore Reference Wind Turbineâ (Gaertner et al. This installation method is complex, time-consuming, and allows a limited weather window for installation. If the underwater area that the turbines are going to be situated over is very close to the surface, that may damage the platforms or other equipment, so it’s important to know the landscape. Actions by Maine fishermen directly affected the process of offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine with a bill signed into law on July 7 by Governor Janet Mills. The New England Aqua Ventus offshore wind project is a critical milestone in the commercial realization of UMaineâs internationally recognized offshore wind technology that was The University of Maine plans to install a pilot floating offshore wind project of a pproximately 11 megawatts using a concrete semi-submersible foundation design at a test site off of Monhegan Island, Maine.. Because of its location in deep waters off the coast of Maine, where traditional foundations are not feasible, the University of Maine is developing an innovative floating platform. If in any place the features come in contact with a wall of the food storage container. Frank Pendleton. Hub: where the blades are connected to the tower. After winning funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the university worked with Maine-based construction firm Cianbro to build and deploy the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the U.S. in 2013, a one-eighth scale prototype of its VolturnUS floating hull technology. Contour maps, made using contour lines, are used to show the change in elevation of landmarks, both on land and underwater. Obviously, one of the most important things to know about an area where a wind farm project is proposed is, does the wind actually blow enough here? The first floating windfarm in the US may end up in Maine, where the University of Maine, RWE Renewables and the Mitsubishi subsidiary Diamond Offshore Wind are developing a ⦠UMaine will continue to own its VolturnUS floating hull intellectual property and license it to NEAV for this project. Found inside â Page 5... support for establishing a deepwater offshore wind energy research and development center at the University of Maine . Today , the average Maine family spends 20 percent of their household budget on energy costs , a figure projected ... This demonstration project is unique in that: it will mount a 11 MW wind turbine to a floating semisubmersible concrete hull called the VolturnUS, designed by the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. The 156GW offshore wind resource in the GOM is in close proximity to the New England region where electricity prices are some of the highest in the nation. Count how many red beans and how many white beans were removed from the bag and record the information on the data sheet. Found inside â Page 88Specifically , the Maine Marine Extension Team , a partnership between Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine ... Spring 2011 about research and monitoring plans for the University of Maine's Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site that has ... The University of Maine recently unveiled the unique design behind VolturnUS, their patented offshore wind turbine, which will be deployed later this month. 2011 - 2016 . With a tri-state BOEM task force in place, ambitious renewable energy policies in Maine and other Northeast states, ⦠Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Maine USA. This may take some experimentation with the placement of the pennies or with the design of the boat. square, one-quart sized food storage container, approximately 12 inches of masking tape or transparent tape, Have the youth mold the clay into a few landscape features into the bottom of their plastic food container. on August 20, 2020 . Sens. What would you do differently? The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Honors College 5-2012 The Economics of Offshore Wind Energy Caitlin M. Howland Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/honors Part of the Economics Commons Recommended Citation Howland, Caitlin M., "The Economics of Offshore Wind Energy" (2012). Found inside â Page 31OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY One of the most promising renewable energy technologies in the country , indeed in the world ... The University of Maine , the State of Maine , a consortium of private companies have been working together to develop ... offshore of Castine, in Hancock County, Maine, as part of UMaineâs DeepCwind Consortium Research Program. Within 50 nautical miles of the United States coast, there is enough wind energy to power the country 4 times over. Maine Governor Janet Mills, D, has called on the state legislature to implement a 10-year moratorium on offshore wind projects in state-managed waters, citing ⦠Maineâs $100M Floating Offshore Wind Project Finds Major Backers: RWE and Mitsubishi. Discuss what an anemometer is with the youth. Once the numbers of each bean have been recorded on the data sheet, put the red kidney beans in the cup and any white beans that were removed back in the bag. Can we continue to consume high levels of nonrenewable energy resources like we have been for many years to come? But there is so much about the VolturnUS that is amazing. The installation and upkeep of this farm is expected to create 15,000 jobs in the state of Maine in the wind power field. This project only scratches the surface of Maineâs potential for offshore wind. Installation of offshore wind turbines is a highly demanding task and is a significant cost driver for offshore wind energy. While these two aspects of researching the area of a proposed offshore wind farm are extremely important, they aren’t the only aspects that are important. Found inside â Page 657FINANCIAL AID: 207-581-1324 ⢠E-MAIL: UM-ADMI®MAINEEDU - WEBSITE: www.umaine. ... Center is a global *::::o: rec need-based 81 leader in deepwater offshore wind energy development. oneeo: rec.need-based self-hepaid 84 "At UMaine, ... Proponents of the project are pledging coexistence with âtraditional marine activitiesâ as the project targets a 2023 completion. Remind youth to ensure that their Kestrel is the same distance from the fan as their protractor anemometer was. College of Engineering. There are 3 relatively small anemometers attached to the VolturnUS 1:8. New England Aqua Ventus I (the Project) is an 11 Megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind demonstration project to develop a clean, renewable energy source off Maineâs shores. A second phase of offshore wind development is about to get underway in the U.S., starting in Maine, a state that sees its energy future built on a new type . The University of Maine (UMaine, Orono, Maine) reported on August 5 that it will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind (DOW) â a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Diamond Generating Corp. (DGC, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.)â and RWE Renewables (Essen, Germany), the second largest company in offshore wind ⦠Time to complete activity: About 45 minutes. Youth work in teams of up to four and winning team members received a $20,000 internship at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Maine $1.4 million to design a concrete floating offshore wind turbine. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) â Maine officials have identified a preferred site for an offshore wind farm that would be the nationâs first floating offshore wind research area. For details about the position, please contact Dr. Amrit Verma (amrit.verma@maine.edu). Diamond Offshore Wind and RWE Renewables, with years of collective offshore energy experience and success, will invest $100 million to build the project and help demonstrate the technology at full scale. Found inside â Page 74The country now has more than 60,000 megawatts of onshore wind, but still just the lone offshore turbine, a pilot project run in part by researchers at the University of Maine. Meanwhile, Europe has left the U.S. far behind, ... Maine identifies preferred site for offshore wind array. University of Maine enters into public-private offshore wind venture worth $147 million. VolturnUS is UMaine's patented floating concrete hull technology that has been awarded 43 patents in the U.S. and abroad. Found inside â Page 616On the US east coast, the Maine Tidal Power Initiative was established at the University of Maine through a $1.9 million ... research activities and foster ocean renewable energy (including wave and offshore wind) R&D in New England. The electricity that we use every day comes from two different kinds of resources, renewable resources and nonrenewable resources. The goal of this activity is for youth to build a boat that will float above water for at least 10 seconds while carrying a load of a minimum of 25 pennies. In addition, efficient methodologies for operability and safety assessment of installation methods will be developed. This aspect would allow Searsport to support New England AquaVentus, a partnership led by the University of Maine with Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corp., and RWE Renewables, to build a full-scale floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the Maine ⦠Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine; Request for Interest under Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0003 Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Potential Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Approval of Construction and Operations Plan Offshore Maine under Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0049 Found insideIn Figure 2.6, a semisubmersibleâtype floating offshore wind turbine is presented. Source: Courtesy of Jplourde umaine, 2013; this file is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionâShare Alike 4.0 International license. Found insideOffshore innovations As the offshore wind industry develops it seems that many new techniques and services will be ... The University of Maine is working with around 30 companies on this scheme, which is estimated to cost around $20bn. Below are some facts about UMaine’s wind power projects: For more information about the wind power project, visit the following links: Grid: interconnected grid used to supply consumers with electricity from the electricity producers. This is no different for areas that are thought to be prime locations for deep-sea offshore wind farms. As the developer, NEAV will own and manage all aspects of permitting, construction and assembly, deployment and ongoing operations for the project. The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, ⦠The path Ask the youth if they think the underwater area that their map represents would be a good area for offshore wind development. There will be a small hole in the protractor at the 3-inch mark along the flat side (the ruler) of the protractor. How did the groups fix these issues? The red beans represent the nonrenewable resources and the white represent the renewable resources. The Gulf of Maine has an extremely high potential for wind power production. According to the University of Maine, construction is expected to start in 2022 and the turbine is expected to be operating by 2023. Many people have seen one but probably didn’t know what it is. Rotor: the moving part of the electrical generator located inside the turbine. Download Ben Brownâs Headshot. Janet Mills on Nov. 20 announced that Maine has made a plan to create what she called the country's first floating offshore wind research array, in partnership with the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus LLC, or NEAV, a joint venture of a Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary and a renewable power subsidiary of RWE AG. Bathymetry is the study of the depth of underwater lake or ocean floor. offshore wind globally, to develop an 11-megawatt floating offshore demonstration project off the coast of Maine. Next, each group of youth will need the next size up, the bags with 100 beans in them. UMaine is collaborating with New England Aqua Ventus LLC, a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second-largest company in offshore wind globally, ⦠Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden issued a joint statement on the partnership announcement: “For generations, Maine has been a national leader when it comes to using our natural resources sustainably to create jobs, protect our environment and power our economy. The University of Maineâs semisubmersible floating offshore wind design âAqua Ventus,â following its additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, continues to advance its work. After winning funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the university worked with Maine-based construction firm Cianbro to build and deploy the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the U.S. in 2013, a one-eighth scale prototype of its VolturnUS floating hull technology. There goes Scotland again. Dr. Habib Dagher (Principal Investigator for the DeepCwind Consortium and New England Aqua Ventus and Director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center) talks at TedxDirigo: Explore more about wind power or other projects that at the, plastic or paper cups (must be 8oz or larger), ten straws (preferably non-bendable but either will work), twenty-five pennies (about 15 metal washers would do the trick too). Lesson adapted with permission from “Inventing a Floating Platform.” Activity created by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. In early 2013, the VolturnUS 1:8, a semi-submersible design made of a concrete hull and a composite tower, was fabricated at UMaine’s Composites Center by UMaine and Cianbro, assembled at Cianbro’s Brewer, Maine facility, then towed down the Penobscot River and anchored off Castine, Maine by Maine Maritime Academy. Driving piles into the ocean floor in deep water is very expensive. U.S. Customs and Border Protection or CBP issued its first Jones Act ruling relating to a floating offshore wind project on July 6, 2021, which it made publicly available on August 23, 2021. Diamond Offshore Wind, RWE Renewables join the University of Maine to lead development of Maine floating offshore wind demonstration project. Found inside â Page 64... and another handful of wind projects in the works, including an ambitious effort spearheaded by the University of Maine to install floating offshore wind turbines. Jeremy Payne, executive director of the Maine Renewable Energy ... To date, UMaine has raised and spent more $53 million over five years to develop offshore wind technology. NEAV will continue to involve Maine companies in permitting, construction and assembly, deployment, and ongoing operations and maintenance of the project. âAs Maineâs research university, UMaine is continually advancing its broad land grant, sea and space grant mission. The project will consist of a single semisubmersible concrete floating platform that will support a commercial 10–12 megawatt wind turbine and will be deployed in a state-designated area 2 miles south of Monhegan Island and 14 miles from the Maine coast. If the group put the pennies in a cup, did they experiment with the location of the cup on the top of the boat? The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second largest company in offshore wind globally, to develop UMaineâs floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. A draft version of OWRCâs Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap was released on July 14. The University of Maineâs effort to pioneer floating offshore wind technology took a $100 million leap forward Wednesday with the announcement that two industry heavyweights are going to invest in development of the project near Monhegan Island. M.S., University of Maine M.A., University of Maine B.A., Wheaton College . They can be as creative as they want with the materials that are available to them. Maine is uniquely positioned to be a global leader in offshore wind, delivering clean energy and good jobs to our state. Youth must use the minimum listed amounts of materials. Windstorm Challenge is a floating offshore wind invention competition free for all Maine middle school and high school-aged students. Where in the country would offshore wind be feasible? Repeat this pattern until either all of the nonrenewable resources have been used up or until the group has removed beans from the bags 30 times. To apply, please send to Dr. Amrit Verma (amrit.verma@maine.edu) (as one PDF file): 1) One-page cover letter addressing the motivation for the position, 2) Curriculum vitae and sample publications, 3) Unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and MS), College of Education and Human Development, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, Experiential Programs Innovation Central (EPIC), Coordinated Operating Research Entities (CORE), Offshore wind turbine blade installation task (Courtsey: www.siemens.co.uk), Background in the field of offshore wind engineering, ocean engineering, marine structures, hydrodynamics, naval architecture or thesis in a closely related field, Demonstrated research and academic excellence, Good experience with computing languages such as Python or MATLAB, Basic experience with ocean engineering software such as OrcaFlex, Wamit, or SIMA, Hard-working, self-motivated and independent. Courtesy / University of Maine The University of Maine will work with a joint venture of Diamond Offshore Wind and RWE Renewables to develop the university's wind ⦠Renewable energy is energy that comes from sources that are constantly replenished, such as solar, geothermal, wave, tidal, or wind resources. Together with RWE, our engineers conducted an extensive due-diligence review of UMaine’s VolturnUS floating wind technology, and believe it is a world leader in floating wind that reduces costs and creates local jobs. An anemometer is simply a device used for measuring wind speed. The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (AEWC) led the effort to obtain and collect this information in order to facilitate the preparation of successful proposals to the Maine PUC. What would you estimate the wind speed to be when the angle of the string is 85º? The University of Maine’s floating deepwater offshore wind project carries on that tradition. Why did the youth choose the interval that they did? What about between setting two and setting three? DOE has previously authorized the expenditure of federal funding by UMaine to conduct similar deployment, testing, and retrieval activities at the UMaine Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site at Monhegan Island, Maine (Monhegan test site). Youth can be as creative as they want, but remind them that the benchmark for successfully completing this activity is to have their finished boat carry 25 pennies (or 15 washers). Offshore wind has been talked about in Maine for more than a decade, starting with former Gov. Since the white beans are renewable, they can go back into the bag to be used again. This opens in a new window. “We look forward to working with the NEAV team and all related stakeholders to complete the initial demonstration unit.”. This has led to the development of UMaineâs patented VolturnUS floating concrete hull technology. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree today joined Governor John Baldacci and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu in announcing an $8 million Department of Energy grant to develop a deepwater offshore wind test center in Maine. Construction, following all permitting, is expected to be completed in 2023. Photo by Ramona du Houx. Gov. one copy of the worksheets for each group member: large paper or plastic cup for holding “used resources”. Many faculty, staff and students have participated in the development of this technology, and will continue to support the energy and marine economy as this project transitions to the private sector. Did groups put all the pennies on the boat at once, or one at a time to see how much it could withstand and build up from there? Connected to the sides thread hang down across the 90º mark when there is enough wind energy development,. 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