UMaine wins $12.5M for composites lab
The University of Maine in Orono has won a $12.5 million stimulus grant to build a new laboratory at its composites center that will be the first facility of its kind in the United States.
The Advanced Nanocomposites in Renewable Energy Laboratory will develop advanced composites materials that can withstand the harsh conditions of deep-water offshore wind developments, according to a press release from Congressman Mike Michaud's office. The addition at UMaine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center, expected to be completed by spring 2011, will include a 30,000-square-foot laboratory and a test stand capable of supporting prototype 70-meter wind blades.
The grant was one of 12 awards announced by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, according to the release.
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