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...
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Overview
ORPC Ireland, our European subsidiary,
was established in 2015.
ORPC Ireland develops engineering and project development infrastructure in Europe, advances innovative technology, builds market opportunities, and engages in community outreach and education to assist in commercializing our proprietary cross-flow turbine generator technologies.
68000
Kilometer
length of EU and UK coastline. Add in Iceland, Norway and Turkey, and coastline reaches 185000 km.
41
Percent
of the EU’s population (206 million people as of 2011) live in urban areas in Europe’s coastal regions.
Zero
Significant environmental effects
to marine life noted in more than a decade of global marine energy activity.
2050
Goal Year
when offshore renewables, including tidal energy, could become the number one source of power generation in Europe
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 Ireland News
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...
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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. Learn more at https://www.nola.com/news/environment/can-the-mississippi-river-create-zero-carbon-electricity/article_f45bd2da-eb90-11ed-9f84-3fe0b9ea5deb.html
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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...
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and communities across Europe, and to participate in industry-related associations.
