DeepCwind Consortium

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The DeepCwind Consortium was a national consortium of universities, nonprofits, utilities, and industry leaders. The mission of the consortium was to establish the State of Maine as a national leader in floating offshore wind technology. Much of the consortium's work and resulting research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundations, and others.[1]

The efforts of the DeepCwind Consortium culminated in the University of Maine patent-pending VolturnUS, a floating concrete hull technology can support wind turbines in water depths of 45 meters or more, and has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of offshore wind.[2]

  1. ^ "DeepCwind Consortium". UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. University of Maine. Retrieved 5 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "New England Aqua Ventus I Selected by the DOE for up to $39.9 Million in Additional Funding". UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.