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The world’s oceans are vast and complex, providing opportunities and challenges for marine scientists, commercial industry, and government agencies. New technologies and study methods are changing the way the we view and use our oceans, and more data is being collected at sea than ever before. One of the greatest challenges for marine users are the costs and availability of vessels and crews, as well as difficult and dangerous weather and sea state conditions. These factors have led to tremendous growth in the use of unmanned vehicles and sensors to patrol the ocean and collect data with limited or no human interaction.
In 2015, ORPC secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to assess the feasibility of a pitching foil design for ORPC’s turbine generator unit (TGU), enabling an innovative self-propelled deployment and retrieval system for cross-flow hydrokinetic turbines.
In collaboration with project partners, ORPC is pursuing the commercialization of a small-scale autonomous TGU for distributed subsea power supply at rated capacities ranging from 400 W to 20 kW, and providing capabilities in long-distance, high endurance offshore operations such as unmanned vehicle recharging and sensor network support.
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05 Apr. 2022
ORPC Partnering with Matanuska-Susitna Borough to Trial
09 Feb. 2022
ORPC to set up testing center for next-gen RivGen®
08 Feb. 2022
Portland-based renewable energy company to expand into
07 Feb. 2022
ORPC team to test hydro-kinetic device in Maine
22 Sep. 2021
ORPC Canada and CIMA+ honored at AFG Quebec Grands Prix
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18 May. 2022
ORPC Selects Maine Company to Fabricate Turbine Shafts
05 Apr. 2022
ORPC Partnering with Matanuska-Susitna Borough to Trial
07 Feb. 2022
Our Katahdin and ORPC, Inc. Partner on Innovative Energ
16 Aug. 2021
ORPC Secures $25M in Growth Capital Led by Canadian Shi
09 Aug. 2021
ORPC Featured on The Weather Channel on August 10
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