Quote of the Week
“We have a GIS database with 200 layers of data for the Gulf of Maine, and by the end of the year we will know where that test bed is going to be.”
Habib Dagher, a professor at the University of Maine, on using GIS to find five test sites for deep water wind energy solutions. Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill in June that directs the state to identify up to five test areas by December 15. The bill also streamlines the permitting process for companies that want to set up renewable energy test projects in the Gulf of Maine. There’s also talk of locating the National Center for Deepwater Offshore Wind Research in Maine.
by Adena Schutzberg on 06/22 at 06:00 AM |
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