Federal investment could bring tidal device test site to Cook Inlet
February 15, 2024

Federal investment could bring tidal device test site to Cook Inlet

Ocean Renewable Power Company, a Maine-based marine energy organization, has developed an underwater turbine tidal device called the TidGen Power System.

 

Learn more at https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2024-02-15/federal-investment-could-bring-tidal-device-test-site-to-cook-inlet

US DOE allocates $6 million for development of tidal energy demo pilot site
February 7, 2024

US DOE allocates $6 million for development of tidal energy demo pilot site

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two marine energy projects to receive $6 million for the development of a tidal energy research, development, and demonstration pilot site.

 

Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/us-doe-allocates-6-million-for-development-of-tidal-energy-demo-pilot-site/

Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $16 Million to Advance Marine Energy in the U.S.
February 6, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $16 Million to Advance Marine Energy in the U.S.

In support of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two innovative marine energy projects will receive a combined $6 million to develop a tidal energy research, development, and demonstration pilot site in the United States.

 

Learn more at https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-invests-nearly-16-million-advance-marine-energy-us-1

Irish-led marine turbine project hits testing milestone
January 24, 2024

Irish-led marine turbine project hits testing milestone

The Crimson marine project is working on hydrokinetic turbines that can produce clean energy at a reduced cost.

 

Learn more at https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ireland-marine-turbine-crimson-project-galway

RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components
January 24, 2024

RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components

Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.

 

Learn more at https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/preview/8441a876-1a79-40c5-bfbe-e079088ce1ff

A Giant Wave Of Tidal Energy Is Coming For Your Diesel Generators
October 27, 2023

A Giant Wave Of Tidal Energy Is Coming For Your Diesel Generators

The tidal energy industry has been picking up steam over the past 20 or years or so, offering the promise of zero emission electricity from the natural, predictable, relentless, and infinite motion of the tides.

 

Learn more at https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/27/a-giant-wave-of-tidal-energy-is-coming-for-your-diesel-generators/

Portland renewable power company enters deal with shell on Mississippi River project
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/

ORPC secures contract to deliver Modular RivGen devices to Shell facility on Lower Mississippi River
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.

 

Learn more at https://www.offshore-energy.biz/orpc-secures-contract-to-deliver-modular-rivgen-devices-to-shell-facility-on-lower-mississippi-river/

Generating Clean Energy from River Currents
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

CRIMSON tidal energy project enters next phase
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/