Big River ready for next stage of hydrokinetic project
Following “promising” research on the Mackenzie River, or Deh Cho, Big River Service is working to advance a project that...
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Overview
ORPC was first in the Americas to deliver power to a utility grid from both a tidal energy and river hydrokinetic project.
ORPC’s Alaska river project in partnership with the remote community of Igiugig features the longest operating marine energy device in all of the Americas. Our Eastport, Maine, test site is one of the premiere locations for tidal energy production in North America. We are innovators who adapt our power systems for solutions in off-grid and on-grid markets.
ORPC’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IS NATIONAL IN SCOPE
ORPC’s installations, suppliers, and research partners span the U.S. including Alaska, resulting in manufacturing, engineering, and science-based jobs, and spending on goods and services. ORPC’s products and services, and the national network with which we partner, are vital components of our nation’s strategy for reliable, resilient and secure electrical infrastructure.
319
Terawatt Hours/Year
total U.S. tidal and river marine energy resource is enough to power 30 million homes, equating to thousands of good jobs; US manufacturing and supply chain economic engine; and sustainable energy solutions for grid resilience and EV charging.
220,000
Alaskans
are hurt economically and environmentally thru dependence on diesel fuel microgrids. Marine energy is a baseload solution enhancing community sustainability.
Zero
Significant environmental effects
noted in more than a decade of global marine energy activity.
IGIUGIG, ALASKA
Community Values
“ORPC has become a trusted partner in our quest for sustainability. To have the means to produce our own energy gives us that much more autonomy.”
ORPC USA IN THE NEWS
Proposed Mackenzie River submersible turbine project advances to next phase
A project that would generate hydroelectricity for Fort Providence, N.W.T., using a submersible turbine in the Mackenzie River instead of...
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Marine energy developer pursues Cook Inlet tidal project
ORPC recently filed a draft pilot license application for a tidal energy project site near Nikiski. Learn more at...
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ORPC files draft license for Alaska tidal energy project
U.S.-based ORPC has submitted a draft pilot license application to FERC for its East Foreland Tidal Energy Project in Cook...
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