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Status Report 8: Congressman Michaud Visits Tidal Energy Site |
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Date: October 2008 |
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ORPC Maine and the University of Maine recently hosted Second District Congressman
Michael H. Michaud to show first-hand the economic importance and significant progress
of tidal energy development in the State of Maine. The visit to ORPC Maine’s office in
Eastport, ME provided Rep. Michaud with the opportunity to experience, in person, the
achievements of tidal power development in the region. “One of my priorities for this
region of Maine is to encourage sustainable economic development and I recognize and
appreciate the significant contributions made by ORPC Maine in their efforts to bring the
environmental and economic benefits of tidal energy to the region. Creating jobs and
emission-free electricity is a winning combination,” Rep. Michaud said. |
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Status Report 7: Turbine Development Status |
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Date: September 2008 |
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Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) is continuing research, analysis and design
of its proprietary turbine-generator unit (TGU) to optimize TGU performance. Field testing
of the TGU will continue as part of the development of the design of the commercial TGU
in our tidal project sites in Eastport, ME until mid-November. |
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Status Report 6: Project Development Advancements |
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Date: September 2008 |
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Our positive project development results in Eastport, Maine are proving to be contagious as ORPC continues developing its tidal and river projects in other geographical areas outside
of Maine. |
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Status Report 5: Marketing Activities for July 2008 |
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Date: July 2008 |
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This month, Chris Sauer, President and CEO of Ocean Renewable Power Company
(ORPC), was invited to present an informative lecture, titled “Tidal Energy: A Unique
Opportunity and Challenge for Maine,” at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
public lecture series in Portland, ME. |
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Presentation - Tidal Energy: A Unique Opportunity and Challenge for Maine
By: Chris Sauer, Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC
Source: www.gmri.org |
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Status Report 4: OCGen™ Prototype Tidal Turbine Generator Unit (TGU) Demonstration Project Summary Report |
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Date: June 2008 |
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In mid-May 2007, Ocean Renewable Power
Company (“ORPC”), through its Maine-based subsidiary ORPC Maine, LLC, undertook a Prototype TGU Demonstration Project (the “Project”) that included
the design, engineering, specification, procurement, fabrication, assembly, deployment and testing of a prototype of ORPC’s ocean current generation
(“OCGen™”) turbine generator unit (“TGU”). |
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Status Report 3: Energy Tide I Turbine-Generator Unit (TGU) Prototype
Testing Complete and Returns Favorable Results! |
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Date: 20th May 2008 |
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Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC, (ORPC) an industry leader in the development of
tidal energy technology and projects, is pleased to announce it has successfully completed
the at-sea testing of its prototype turbine-generator unit (TGU) with positive results that
clearly demonstrate the technical feasibility of the TGU. The testing was conducted at
ORPC’s Cobscook Bay and Western Passage tidal energy sites in Eastport, ME. The $1.2
million prototype TGU demonstration project commenced last summer and the prototype
TGU and deployment barge (the ORPC “Energy Tide I”) were launched on December 8th.
The most severe winter weather in decades delayed completion on the testing until recently.
The testing aboard the Energy Tide I was officially concluded on April 25th. Demonstrating
the technical feasibility of the TGU is a major step forward in the commercialization of
ORPC’s ocean current generation (OCGen™) technology. |
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Status Report 2: ORPC Team Expanded, Portland, ME Office Opened. |
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Date: 05th May 2008 |
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Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has expanded and strengthened its team
of professionals and has opened its headquarters office for ORPC Maine in Portland,
ME. These advancements positively reflect our continued success and progress in
commercializing our ocean current generation (OCGen™) technology and development of
our tidal, river and deep water ocean current sites. With these changes, our dynamic team
of highly qualified and dedicated professionals will be even more effective in advancing
the goals of ORPC. We are very proud of the ORPC team and our achievements are a
direct result of the hard work and dedication of our team. These exciting new additions are
summarized below. |
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Status Report 1: Prototype Testing Enters Final Phase |
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Date: 21st Apr 2008 |
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Entering the final stages of prototype testing of its ocean current generation (OCGen™) turbinegenerator
unit (TGU), ORPC has moved its deployment barge to stationary moorings near Dog
Island in Western Passage offshore from Eastport, Maine. The barge with the prototype TGU
deployed 30-feet below is held in place using a deep sea mooring system and up to a week’s
worth of data will be collected as the tidal flows of Western Passage pass through it. The data
being collected includes current flow, temperature and performance measurements. The barge/
TGU was initially launched in early December 2007 and progress was severely hampered
by the severe weather in Maine this winter but the deployment phase of the prototype TGU
demonstration projects will now be concluded by May 1, 2008. |
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