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V O L . X X I N O. X X S E P T E M B E R 7 , 2 0 1 5 8 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E summer, in part because of an overall increase in Maine tourists and airlines increasing their seating capacities. e Portland Press Herald reported that the airport saw record passenger counts in May and June. In addition, July's passenger count was the sec- ond-best to-date. So far this year, the number of passengers has increased by 2.3% over last year to 944,906. Paul Bradbury, the airport's general man- ager, said if this trend continues, 2016 could be on track to beat 2008's record of 1.8 million passengers. He said the increase this year, which isn't expected to exceed 2008's record, is attributed to a general growth in Maine tourism and airlines increasing their seating capacities with larger aircraft. 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Smith said tour participants hope to come back with actionable ideas after meeting with Danish business, government and nonprofi t leaders "to explore opportunities for economic improvement through renewable energy development." The weeklong trip, which was expected to run until Sept. 6, was organized and led by Sue Inches, a community development consultant. Inches spent 14 years in state government, including serving as former deputy director of the Maine State Planning Offi ce. Tour partners are Hurley Travel and State of Green, a Danish agency. Denmark is a world leader in addressing climate change, according to Smith, and has cut its fossil fuel use by more than one-third since 1971. The country aims to be a net zero "emitter" in 2050. "Maine towns want to reduce the fi nancial burden and environmental impact of relying on fossil fuels," Inches said, "and the Denmark program will provide the tools and inspiration to do just that." Denmark is heavily using a distributed or local power generation model rather than large utilities. Smith says Maine's delegates hope to learn about fi nancing, technology and community incentives. In addition to Smith and Inches, the other Maine participants scheduled to go are: Daniel Hildreth, chairman of Diversifi ed Communications Inc.; Sen. Roger Katz, Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs in the Legislature; state Rep. Martin Grohman, Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Utilities; Tyler Kidder, sustainability coordinator, University of Southern Maine; Carla Dickstein, vice president of research and policy, CEI; Donna Larson, town planner, Freeport; Lynn Bromley, regional advocate, Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy; Kate Dempsey, director of external affairs, The Nature Conservancy; Matt Hancock, owner, Ski Mt. Abram; Erica Mazzeo, education administrator, Falmouth; Elaine Abbott, city manager, Eastport; and John Egan, senior vice president of lending, CEI. Danish tour participants were expected to meet with counterparts in the city of Copenhagen, which has a strategy to become carbon neutral by 2025; the Danish Wind Industry Association; Ramboll, an engineering, design and consult- ing company that is interested in establishing connections in the Northeast and already has a small offi ce in Portland; Maabjerg Bioenergy, a large plant that plans to use manure and industrial waste from the food industry and turn them into heat and electricity; Braedstrup, a small town with a local district heating plant that includes 18,000 square meters of solar panels to produce hot water and that includes the fi rst neighborhood in the world where solar cells were installed on private homes; and the Samso Energy Academy's sustainable building. Group participants are scheduled to share their fi ndings at GrowSmart Maine's Annual Meeting on Oct. 20. — L o r i V a l i g r a

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