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ORPC: Pioneering Sustainable Water Power Solutions

ORPC is a global leader specializing in the development and deployment of proven, reliable underwater power systems that harness energy from free-flowing tides and rivers. The company is dedicated to improving lives and environmental quality through sustainable energy solutions, particularly focusing on addressing the challenge of high-cost diesel power generation in remote, islanded communities. By utilizing the predictable and consistent power of ocean and river currents, ORPC delivers locally produced, dependable energy solutions.

ORPC holds a unique distinction as the only company worldwide to have successfully built, operated, and delivered power to a utility grid from a tidal energy project, and to a local microgrid from a river power project. Their commercial RivGen® Power System, launched in Igiugig, Alaska, in 2019, exemplifies this leadership by providing energy to a remote community and setting a record as the longest-operating current energy converter device in the Americas. With a second RivGen device, smart grid technology, and energy storage, ORPC aims to reduce the community's diesel fuel consumption by 60-90%.

The company’s power systems offer significant advantages, including predictable baseload power, minimal land impact, no adverse effects on viewsheds, and seamless coexistence with marine life, backed by over a decade of research showing no known adverse environmental impacts. These U.S.A.-designed, built, tested, and proven solutions strengthen grid performance and offer long-term carbon reduction. ORPC actively collaborates with local communities, universities, environmental agencies, and fishing industry groups to ensure responsible project development.

Beyond its flagship RivGen system, ORPC is advancing its product portfolio with systems like the TidGen Power System and Modular RivGen Power System, currently in development. With headquarters in the U.S. and subsidiaries in Canada, Ireland, and Chile, ORPC is actively pursuing strategic and financial partnerships to expand its operations across North America, South America, and Europe, bringing its commercial power systems and expertise to energy-rich aquatic environments worldwide.

Locations

• Portland, Maine
• Anchorage, Alaska
• Dublin, Dublin
• Eastport, Maine
• Portland, Maine
• Punta Arenas, Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic
• Sherbrooke, Quebec