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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Clean Energy FOR PEOPLE
ORPC Canada is the preferred supplier of clean, renewable and reliable hydrokinetic electricity in remote off-grid communities.
ORPC’s proprietary technology and knowhow facilitate the adoption of local hydropower solutions that deliver economic benefits and partnership opportunities to remote communities.
ORPC Canada’s team is based in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
+290
Remote Communities
in Canada operate on fossil fuel, many of which are located near river and tidal resources.
100%
Respectful
of marine life with no significant environmental effects noted in more than a decade of global marine energy activity.
5.4
Gigawatts
of serviceable, addressable marine hydrokinetic energy market potential in Canada
WHY CHOOSE
ORPC Power Systems?
Baseload
power
Predictable
output
No impedance
to navigation
Strengthens
grid reliability
Minimal
land impact
No impact
on viewshed
Coexists with
marine life
Built, Tested & Proven
in the U.S.A.
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.”
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 Canada acknowledges the historic and continued implications of colonial actions on Indigenous Peoples and their traditional lands and territories. We are committed to working alongside Indigenous communities and undertaking our responsibility in implementing TRC Call to Action #92 into our corporate policy and core operational activities.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action
We commit to taking action towards reconciliation by:
- Ensuring that Indigenous peoples have equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities at ORPC Canada.
- Supporting ongoing education and training of owners and staff in the history and culture of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
- Ensuring that non-Indigenous partners undertake proper and respectful consultation with First Nations in the course of project development.
- Working to optimize First Nations’ project training and employment opportunities, and to develop human resources capacity for First Nations communities.
- Respectfully engaging with non-Indigenous Canadians to encourage them to learn about and participate in reconciliation.
ORPC CANADA IN THE NEWS
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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
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Our Partners
We thank our partners, leaders in the energy transition in Canada: research centers,
government agencies, financial partners and communities. We are proud to participate
actively developing the marine energy industry in Canada.
- AIEQ
- AQPER
- Canadian Shield Capital
- Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Test Centre
- CIMA+
- Hatch
- Marine Energy Group/ CanmetENERGY-Ottawa
- Marine Renewables Canada
- Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp.
- Natural Resources Canada
- Polar Knowledge Canada
- Schneider Electric Canada
- Université Laval
- University of Victoria