October 26, 2023
Portland renewable power company enters deal with shell on Mississippi River project
The Portland company harnesses the power of moving water to provide renewable energy. The project in the Mississippi is expected to bring visibility to the hydrokinetic technology pioneered by ORPC.
Learn more at https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/24/portland-renewable-power-company-enters-deal-with-shell-on-mississippi-river-project/
October 25, 2023
ORPC secures contract to deliver Modular RivGen devices to Shell facility on Lower Mississippi River
U.S.-based marine energy technology developer ORPC has signed a contract with Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program for the purchase of two next-generation Modular RivGen devices that will be deployed as a technology demonstration at a Shell facility on the Lower Mississippi River in 2024.
August 2, 2023
Generating Clean Energy from River Currents
ORPC’s Modular RivGen device was developed in part with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Watch this video to get an inside look at its recent deployment in Millinocket, Maine.
Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvSxcHCm1uM
June 12, 2023
CRIMSON tidal energy project enters next phase
The EU-backed CRIMSON project has moved to the next stage with the delivery of new foils for ORPC’s tidal energy turbine.
Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/crimson-tidal-energy-project-enters-next-phase/
May 9, 2023
Can Mississippi River currents generate zero-carbon electricity? Project aims to find out
ORPC plans to install demonstration projects between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
May 2, 2023
Shell Aims to Harness the Power of the Lower Mississippi
ORPC, an internationally recognised marine renewable energy developer whose power systems harness the energy of free-flowing rivers and tides, is working together with Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program to initiate a Modular RivGen® Power System demonstration project in the Lower Mississippi River.
Learn more at https://www.marinelink.com/news/shell-aims-harness-power-lower-504809
March 17, 2023
Stuart Davies on ORPC’s Field-Proven River and Tidal Generation Devices
Maine-based ORPC builds devices that generate emission-free electricity from the free-flowing currents of rivers, tides, canals and dams…CEO Stuart Davies talks with Hydro Leader about his company’s projects.
Learn more at https://hydroleadermagazine.com/volume-4-issue-2-february/#dearflip-df_1930/9/
March 9, 2023
Power from the tides
Engagement with remote communities helps maker of river-driven power system scale up
Learn more at https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1493274-startup-hub-2023/11?
February 7, 2023
ORPC deploys next-gen RivGen hydrokinetic system
ORPC deployed its modular RivGen power system for trials at its test site in Maine in the U.S.
Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/orpc-deploys-next-gen-rivgen-hydrokinetic-system/