The University of Maine professor envisions a new business sector that could transform the state.
Tux Turkel
Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets.
When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat.
A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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PUC plans hearing on Portland gas pipe replacement
A public hearing to provide feedback on the time schedule for replacing old natural gas lines in Portland and Westbrook will be held June 9, at Portland City Hall. The 6 p.m. hearing will center on plans by Unitil – formerly Northern Utilities – for its replacement program for cast iron and bare steel gas […]
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Question 3: Fate of railway,pier riding on transit bond
Maine voters will decide if Portland gets $6.5 million for a new cruise ship berth.
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Bond targets wind project, energy upgrades
State colleges have an extra interest in Question 2, which would leverage more millions.
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Will birds and wind farms compete?
Transmitters sewn into four ducks will give researchers insight into their offshore habits.
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U.S. energy secretary to visit UMaine
Secretary Steven Chu and Sen. Susan Collins are scheduled to visit the university’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center on June 14.
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Maine home sales, prices up again
Sales of Maine single-family existing homes rose nearly 63 percent in April, compared with April 2009.
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Portland newspapers are on the move
For 87 years, our newspapers’ offices stood tall at the top of the Old Port. Today, we’ve found a new home.
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Inventor outlines hydrogen project
The CEO of Genesys LLC explains his water-into-gas technology to Maine officials as he woos support for setting up a Yarmouth test site.
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Car accident ties up I-295 in Portland
Traffic is moving this morning after a car accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 in Portland led to a long backup, shortly before 8 a.m. Two vehicles were involved in the mishap, which took place near Tukey’s Bridge during the morning commute. No one was injured, according to Maine State Police, although a […]