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Bill Includes $5M to Study Offshore Wind

Tuesday, October 06, 2009
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According to an Oct. 5 report from the Bangor Daily News, a budget bill that appears headed for final passage in Congress includes $5m for research and development of offshore wind turbines at the University of Maine in Orono. The appropriation is contained in the 2010 energy and water budget bill that already has been approved by the House of Representatives.

(Source: Bangor Daily News)

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