A defining technical challenge was the concrete closure pours which had to cure within 12 hours. The team used specialized quick-curing concrete and adapted methods to mix and place the material.
Katahdin Forest Products, a maker of log homes based in Oakfield, may expand its Ashland sawmill, contingent on whether electricity can be purchased at a favorable rate from a ReEnergy biomass plant.
Opponents of commercial wind farms are gathering signatures to remove their townships and plantations from the vast areas of Maine where proposals receive speedier reviews.
SunEdison Inc. plans to sell two Maine wind power plants for $209 million to a partnership of the solar company and investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.