A 1/8th geometric scale model with a 20kW test turbine and more than 50 sensors on board has been successfully operating and collecting data related to design capabilities for more than a year in near-shore state Atlantic Ocean waters off Castine, Maine.

VolturnUS is a patent-pending technology developed at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Laboratory by UMaine and Cianbro, an engineering firm based in the state.

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