PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 10, 2020
The partnership developing an innovative wind energy project off the Maine coast has created an online supply chain portal and will conduct a live, virtual event on Nov. 18 to line up suppliers and service providers to help build what’s expected to be the nation’s first demonstration of commercial scale, offshore floating wind technology. The portal’s creation by New England Aqua Ventus LLC is an indication that, after a dozen years, a full-size version of technology designed and tested at the University of Maine will finally get in the water. Developers now plan to begin construction in 2022 and be in service in 2023.