Renewable energy

Golden, Pingree seek changes in guidelines for energy efficiency funding

Outdated rules exclude projects in Jay and Skowhegan from access to energy efficiency funding, the legislators said.

🔒Solar arrays have been a boon for farmers, but concern is growing over loss of farmland

Farmers are increasingly working with solar developers to convert agricultural acreage to power arrays. But there's a growing worry that Maine is losing critical farmland.

🔒Editor’s Note: From Main Street to solar farms, central Maine is heating up

For our focus on Augusta, Waterville and central Maine, there was an abundance of topics to tackle.

First floating wind-turbine research site in the US advances in Maine

With up to 12 turbines, the primary purpose of the array is to evaluate floating offshore wind technology and the energy it produces as a renewable resource.
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State awards $2M to clean energy workforce training programs across Maine

The number of clean energy jobs in Maine has surpassed 15,000, increasing faster in the state than anywhere else in New England, a report shows.

🔒Ask ACE: What energy-efficiency strategies can I incorporate into my new building?

Energy consultant Sam Milton of Climate Resources Group offers advice about how to get the most efficient energy performance from a commercial space.

Husson University steps onto national stage in clean energy technology

“Think of me as a ‘technology matchmaker,’” said Brien Walton, associate professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business at Husson.

Maine gets OK for floating offshore wind research array on federal waters

The research array is intended to study interactions with the marine environment, fishing industry, shipping and navigation routes and to inform commercial development of the technology.
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UNE unveils 804-panel solar array on Biddeford campus

Designed and installed by ReVision Energy and Favreau Electric, the array is anticipated to produce the equivalent of nearly 3% of the Biddeford campus’ annual electricity consumption. 

Feds’ proposed site for offshore wind gets mixed grades from labor, lobster trade groups

Labor groups back a federal designation of an offshore wind site in the Gulf of Maine, but the Maine Lobstermen’s Association still has concerns.
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