A leader in proven, reliable underwater systems generating predictable, clean Ocean Renewable Power Company LLC (ORPC) develops technology and eco-conscious projects that use ocean and river water as power systems to produce clean, predictable electricity for homes and businesses while protecting and preserving the worlds marine ecosystems. ORPC has developed its proprietary power systems and project sites simultaneously. The firm partners with local utilities and community-based renewable energy developers and obtaining the required permits to install power systems in world-class tidal resources in Maine, Alaska and Nova Scotia. Combined, the firms sites have potential to generate more than 300 megawatts of clean, predictable electricity. ORPC is committed to protecting marine life and understanding the interaction between the marine environment and the firm's power systems. ORPCs Maine Tidal Energy Project brought more than $25 million into the state economy, and created or helped retain more than 100 jobs in 14 Maine counties. These same benefits will be realized in Alaska and Nova Scotia, where the firm actively worked with local groups to make tidal and river energy a reality. ORPC is advancing commercial development of three proprietary power systems (TidGen, RivGen and OCGen), which all use the firms patented device, the turbine generator unit or TGU. ORPC delivered the first power to the grid from the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project, which utilized the TidGen Power System, designed for use at shallow to medium-depth tidal sites. In Sept 2010 the firm received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for its project to install tidal power systems off the coast of Maine and in 2013, was in receipt of an additional $5M also from DOE.
