&lt;strong&gt;May 2013:&lt;/strong&gt; The Energy Department recognizes the nation’s first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine, Maine. Led by the University of Maine, this project represents the first concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine to be deployed in the world – strengthening American leadership in innovative clean energy technologies that diversify the nation’s energy mix with more clean, domestic energy sources.  &lt;a href=&quot;
http://www.energy.gov/articles/maine-project-launches-first-grid-connected-offshore-wind-turbine-us?__utma=1.822254579.1380221839.1387833000.1387894189.83&amp;__utmb=1.7.10.1387894189&amp;__utmc=1&amp;__utmx=-&amp;__utmz=1.1387894189.83.56.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&amp;__utmv=-&amp;__utmk=123609867&quot;&gt;Learn more.&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;em&gt;Photo of VolturnUS floating offshore wind turbine courtesy of University of Maine &lt;/em&gt;
