The state estimates 80 companies are already engaged in the U.S.’s offshore wind industry, such as Deepwater Buoyancy of Biddeford and Ironhouse Engineering in Lewiston.
Augusta, MAINE – The Governor’s Energy Office today released the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap, a stakeholder-driven comprehensive plan that offers detailed strategies for Maine to realize economic, energy, and climate benefits from offshore wind, in.
Maine has the potential to develop a world-class offshore wind workforce, including training for wind-specific certifications and related occupations, one analysis has found.
University of Maine faculty will help meet the workforce demand of the offshore wind industry by offering students more training for future careers with new courses, micro-credentials and an undergraduate concentration in offshore wind energy, made possible with a $266,669 award from the Governor’s Energy Office’s Clean Energy Partnership program. The initiative, OffshoreWind4Maine, led by […]