New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
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FILE - The University of Maine's first prototype of an offshore wind turbine is seen in this Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, near Castine Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)Habib Dagher, director of the advanced composites center, center, works with research assistants Ryan Thornton, left, and Mitchell Kelley, at the University of Maine, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A 13-foot-tall wind turbine is tested for stability in a wave pool, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. The waves simulate worst possible conditions for an offshore wind turbine on a 1:70 scale. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A computer graphic shows stability tests on a 13-foot-tall wind turbine in a wave pool, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A 13-foot-tall wind turbine floats in a wave pool, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. At UMaine more than 50 engineers comprise the largest floating offshore wind team in the U.S.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Anthony Viselli, manager of offshore model testing and structure design, left, and Habib Dagher, director of the advanced composites center, examine used anchor cables used for securing floating offshore wind turbines to the ocean floor, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A bank of powerful fans and 16 mechanical paddles are used to simulate in a pool the worst conditions at sea, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A figure represents a human standing on a vertical column used to stabilize a floating wind turbine in the wave pool, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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FILE - The University of Maine's first prototype of an offshore wind turbine is seen in this Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, near Castine Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)