DeepCwind Consortium

‘The Floating Beast’ Is UMaine’s Wind Technology Contest Winner

Written by John Poulin Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Four Madison high-school students have won the University of Maine’s top award in the Windstorm Challenge 2012 contest. They call their product “The Floating Beast” — it’s “a scale-model, floating offshore wind-turbine platform.”

View the full article here: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/13/the-floating-beast-is-umaines-wind-technology-contest-winner/

Video offered in BDN Article on Windstorm Challenge, Wind Blade Challenge

Written by Joshua Plourde Saturday, 28 April 2012

Students compete at University of Maine in Wind Blade Challenge, Windstorm Challenge

View the full article and watch the video here: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/04/27/news/bangor/students-compete-at-university-of-maine-in-wind-blade-challenge-windstorm-challenge/

Maine Students Competed for $20,000 Engineering Internships at University of Maine

Written by Joshua Plourde Saturday, 28 April 2012

Orono, MAINE – What do you get when you combine wind, water, loads of fun, and over 425 middle and high school students and teachers? You get the Windstorm and Wind Blade Challenges on  Friday, April 27^th at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center.

UMaine, the Maine Wind Industry Initiative, and the Maine Composites Alliance welcomed participating middle and high school students from over forty Maine schools for the daylong events. Winners of both competitions received $20,000 paid internships with UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.

All members of first place teams from Windstorm Challenge were awarded paid internships in two categories: Stability and Overall Score. “Team MMA,” from Madison Area Memorial High School took overall first place, and “The Wok,” from Winthrop High School took stability first place.

Winners from the competitions are as follows:

Windstorm Challenge:

Overall 1^st Place – “Team MMA,” Madison Area Memorial High School

Overall 2^nd Place – “Ben Danh Joe Alex,” Madison Area Memorial High School

Overall 3^rd Place – “Seahawks,” Boothbay Region High School

Overall 4^th Place – “Oober and the Goober,” Middle School of the Kennebunks

Overall 5^th Place –  “The Wok,” Winthrop High School

Stability 1^st Place – “The Wok,” Winthrop High School

Tied for Stability 2nd Place – “Team MMA,” Madison Area Memorial High School & W.I.B. Seal Team 3,” Old Town High School

Stability 3rd Place – “Lyndsay Marcus Hannah Cody,” Madison Area Memorial High School

Stability 5th Place – “Seahawk,” Boothbay Region High School.

Wind Blade Challenge:

1^st Place – Easton High School

2^nd Place – Presque Isle High School Team #3

3^rd Place – Mt. Blue High School

People’s Choice Award – Orono High School

Wind Blade Challenge Teacher of the Year – John McDonald of Foster Technology Center

Wind Blade Challenge Composite Partner of the Year – The Boat School of Eastport

For high school students who want more, the Advanced Structures and Composites Center will host its Windstorm Challenge Summer Camp this July. Details will be released at the event and on WindstormChallenge.com