Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy
Submersible hydroelectric technology deployed across the Great Lakes could become a key cog in clean energy efforts, supporters say, amid...
Read MoreORPC IN THE U.S.
Overview
ORPC was first in the Americas to deliver power to a utility grid from both a tidal energy and river hydrokinetic project.
ORPC’s Alaska river project in partnership with the remote community of Igiugig features the longest operating marine energy device in all of the Americas. Our Eastport, Maine, test site is one of the premiere locations for tidal energy production in North America. We are innovators who adapt our power systems for solutions in off-grid and on-grid markets.
ORPC’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IS NATIONAL IN SCOPE
ORPC’s installations, suppliers, and research partners span the U.S. including Alaska, resulting in manufacturing, engineering, and science-based jobs, and spending on goods and services. ORPC’s products and services, and the national network with which we partner, are vital components of our nation’s strategy for reliable, resilient and secure electrical infrastructure.
319
Terawatt Hours/Year
total U.S. tidal and river marine energy resource is enough to power 30 million homes, equating to thousands of good jobs; US manufacturing and supply chain economic engine; and sustainable energy solutions for grid resilience and EV charging.
220,000
Alaskans
are hurt economically and environmentally thru dependence on diesel fuel microgrids. Marine energy is a baseload solution enhancing community sustainability.
Zero
Significant environmental effects
noted in more than a decade of global marine energy activity.
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 USA IN THE NEWS
Urban River Deployment Spotlights the Adaptability of Marine Energy
To glimpse marine energy at work first-hand has often meant a trip to hard-to-reach places—where the ebb of tides, the...
Read More
Un projet d’hydrolienne dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent piloté à Sherbrooke
La filière sherbrookoise d’Ocean Renewable Power Company Canada (ORPC) installera deux hydroliennes dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent cet été. Learn...
Read More
Canada invests in innovation to flow clean energy from river currents
The Government of Canada is investing in innovative river‑current energy technology to provide communities with more proven-clean electricity options that...
Read More
