MAINE PUBLIC • April 24, 2025
The Trump administration has suspended a $12.5 million award for University of Maine’s floating offshore wind program. The funding interruption leaves a partially constructed test array docked on the coast in limbo. In an April 11 letter, the U.S. Department of Energy alleged that Maine failed to comply with the terms of the award for a quarter-scale demonstration of offshore turbines it is developing. It did not cite any specific violation by the university. "No costs incurred during the suspension period will be allowable," the department said. The department did not respond to a request for comment.