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.
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Engagement with remote communities helps maker of river-driven power system scale up
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ORPC deployed its modular RivGen power system for trials at its test site in Maine in the U.S.
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ORPC will use the support to optimize the geometry of the ORPC Modular RivGen Power System, which could lead to increased power production.
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Schneider became attracted to river generation because it provides an alternative to diesel fuel for remote communities that cannot easily — or cost effectively — connect to a central grid.
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“ORPC’s RivGen system has already shown outstanding safety and reliability in Alaska,” said Bibeau. “We look forward to monitoring, testing and validating the system for the Canadian market at the CHTTC. "
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A team of engineers is in Manitoba to test some equipment that could be a game-changer for small, remote communities.
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The Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Test Center will soon begin testing a marine renewable device that developers hope could provide power to remote communities.
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"Our river-current systems are still capturing that flow of the rivers, but in a free-flowing design. An example of this is ORPC...They have a system that has these blades that we're testing right now in Alaska that show that they're interacting extremely well with salmon populations.”
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ORPC has partnered with local communities and businesses in Chile to accelerate the country’s transition from diesel to renewable energy with its marine energy technology.
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