First U.S. Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Deployed in Maine

The nation’s first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype deployed off the Maine coast will gather data required to scale to commercial-grade installations. On May 31, 2013, the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center launched VolturnUS, a prototype floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.  The 1:8-scale prototype represents the nation’s first grid-connected…...