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Ocean Renewable Power Co (ORPC) is in talks to raise funds through the US Export-Import (Exim) Bank as it looks to provide power to remote communities in Latin America that currently depend on fossil fuels.
For more than a decade, the Ocean Renewable Power Co. has had its sights set on harnessing energy from Eastport's formidable tides, which average about 18 feet and can go as high as 26 feet. But the company still has no tidal turbines producing power, and doesn't expect to for at least two years.
Members of the organization gathered for an annual meeting and holiday mixer at Foundation Brewing in Portland.
The money has to be spent on projects and programs through December 2024, and under specific guidelines. A survey asked attendees to rate a list of possible project categories in order of importance, and included an opportunity to write their specific project ideas. While Coogan opened up the public forum Monday, he left soon after for a School Committee meeting. He said he watched a video of the meeting and reviewed the surveys. Patrick Norton, executive director of the Narrows Center for the Arts and a member of the Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition, lobbied for arts funding i...
Monday, 03 May 2021 ORPC, Inc., a developer of clean, renewable power systems that harness free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, has been selected by the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) as Innovator of the Year. ORPC’s RivGen® unit installed in Alaska is the longest operating river current energy converter in the Americas. A second unit will be installed there this summer. By providing fully renewable baseload power supply, the marine energy industry, is now ready to play a critical and essential role in achieving a 100 percent clean energy economy and net-zero emissions. Cou...