The University of Maine at Presque Isle and its 600 kW wind turbine were featured prominently at the 2011 Maine Wind Energy Conference, titled Maine’s Wind Energy Future: New Opportunities, New Challenges, which was held on Jan. 24-25 at the Augusta Civic Center.
UMPI President Don Zillman served as a keynote speaker and also delivered a presentation on UMPI’s wind turbine during a breakout conference session. In addition, the film Wind 101, which tells the story of UMPI’s wind turbine project, was shown on the last morning of the conference.