Modular Rivgen Power System
ORPC''s Modular RivGen® Power System harnesses energy generated from river currents to provide renewable electricity to existing infrastructure. Designed for lower-velocity sites, the Modular RivGen Power System can be adapted to
ORPC partners with Shell to initiate modular RivGen power system
The modular RivGen device uses the proven cross-flow turbine technology of ORPC''s commercially-available RivGen Power System, optimized for lower velocity sites and reduced cost. The product is being developed at ORPC''s river test site in Millinocket, Maine with financial assistance from the Department of Energy''s Water Power Technologies
Energy Department Funding Helps Transform Alaskan River into
The groundbreaking Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy''s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), is a collaboration between Igiugig Village and Ocean Renewable Power Corporation (ORPC), which deployed its RivGen® Power System, a submerged cross
Power System that Generates Clean Energy from River
In January 2023, ORPC deployed its new Modular RivGen® hydrokinetic power system in Maine''s Millinocket Stream, followed by a second device in May 2023. These devices were deployed at One North, a renewable
ORPC deploys hydrokinetic power system in Canada
ORPC Canada has launched its first hydrokinetic power system in Canada, the RivGen® Power System, to generate emission-free electricity from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents. Installed in partnership with the
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The RivGen ® Power System generates predictable, emission-free electricity from free-flowing river and tidal currents, reducing diesel use and connecting directly into a community''s existing grid using smart grid technology. Offering high
Ocean Renewable Power Company
One company, Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), has developed the RivGen Power System to harness run-of-river current power. The RivGen is integrated as part of a microgrid solution where the RivGen unit produces
ORPC deploys its first hydrokinetic power system in Canada
ORPC Canada is launching its first hydrokinetic power system in Canada called the RivGen Power System. The system generates emission-free electricity from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents.
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The Modular RivGen Power System is the next generation of ORPC''s proven technology for use in grid-connected markets and optimized for lower velocity sites and reduced cost, with applications for large rivers, electrical vehicle charging networks, hydroelectric facilities, irrigation canals, bridges, piers, breakwaters and flood controls systems. . ORPC is testing and
RivGen Power System
RivGen® Power System ORPC, Inc. is in the business of improving people''s lives and their environment through sustainable energy solutions. ORPC is one of just a few companies in the world to have built, operated and delivered power to shore from both a hydrokinetic tidal and river project. ORPC was the first marine
DE-EE0008948 – Modular RivGen
Develop & demonstrate the RivGen 3.0 power system, a modular system of turbine generator units (TGUs). The system is optimized for lower flows and for installation as standalone units or as integrated vertical or horizontal arrays. System demonstration will include the installation of a single TGU unit as well
Canadian hydrokinetic test center to deploy ORPC''s RivGen power system
Working in close partnership with the host indigenous community of Igiugig, ORPC has installed an energy storage system and smart grid controls, and with the addition of a second RivGen device in summer 2022, the fully operational RivGen power system will provide baseload power for the local microgrid and reduce the community''s diesel use by
ORPC and Shell to demo RivGen Power System in Lower
The Modular RivGen device uses the cross-flow turbine technology of ORPC''s commercially-available RivGen Power System, optimized for lower velocity sites and reduced cost. The product is being developed at ORPC''s river test site in Millinocket, Maine, with financial assistance from the Department of Energy''s Water Power Technologies Office.
RivGen Power System & Integrated Microgrid
The RivGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from river currents which can significantly reduce diesel use and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. ORPC''s RivGen Power System project in
ORPC and Igiugig Village Ready for RivGen Power System
The RivGen device will generate clean, predictable, renewable power from the Kvichak River, and send it to the remote community''s microgrid, offsetting its diesel fuel use by 50%. In June, ORPC started the RivGen device set up on the ground in Igiugig Village, Alaska.
ORPC trialing RivGen Power System in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska
The RivGen System harnesses clean, sustainable energy from free-flowing tidal and river currents. It will be trialed to power cathodic protection systems that safeguard the port''s underwater assets. ORPC''s RivGen Power System in Igiugig, Alaska, is the longest operating hydrokinetic project in the Americas, ORPC said.
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This year will mark the fourth year that ORPC''s RivGen® Power System has been in operation in Igiugig, having withstood three Alaskan winters with temperatures as low as negative 40 degrees Celsius. ORPC''s RivGen Power System exemplifies our sustainable energy solution for remote communities worldwide.
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ORPC has concluded summer inspection and maintenance of its RivGen® device, re-deployed it and resumed operations sending power to the Igiugig, Alaska, community grid. The project has achieved . . . OCEAN RENEWABLE POWER COMPANY ORPC RivGen® Power System Longest Operating Current Energy Converter in U.S. October 9, 2020.
ORPC and Shell to demonstrate modular RivGen power system
The Modular RivGen system can be stacked vertically or placed side-by-side to integrate into existing or new works, including infrastructure modernization and EV charging stations. "ORPC welcomes the opportunity to partner with Shell to demonstrate the Modular RivGen System in the Lower Mississippi River region," ORPC CEO Stuart Davies said.
RivGen Power System: Inventan un álabe de turbina mareomotriz
La empresa es más conocida por su RivGen Power System, construido en 2014 e instalado en el pueblo de Igiugig, Alaska. Su equipo de expertos busca constantemente nuevas ideas para mejorar las tecnologías existentes. Recientemente, ha desarrollado palas de turbina mareomotriz de material compuesto para reducir los costes de instalación de un
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ORPC''s RivGen® Power System was designed to facilitate installation and retrieval using local equipment, resources and personnel. The turbine generator unit (TGU) is connected to an innovative pontoon support structure which is submerged and raised to the river surface using ballasting. This process eliminates the need for significant marine
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC)
ORPC is advancing commercial development of three proprietary power systems (TidGen®, RivGen® and OCGen®), which all use our patented, core device, the turbine generator unit or TGU. In 2012, ORPC delivered the first power to the grid from our federally-licensed Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project utilizing our TidGen® Power System, designed
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Susy Kist MANAGER – MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 120 Exchange St., Suite 508 Portland, ME 04101 DIRECT 207 221 6249 CELL 207 272 8615 OFFICE 207 772 7707 skist@orpc Continued ORPC''s RivGen® Power System Demonstration Project a Major Success Affordable, Locally Produced, Clean Energy for
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RivGen® Power System Remote community river sites Power • 50 kW rated (at 2.25 m/s) • 80 kW rated (at 3.5 m/s) • Operational up to 3.5 m/s Logistics • Transportable in standard Shipping containers • Modular onsite assembly • Towable, self-deploying system Physical • 5 m to 10 m water depths • 15.7 m(l) x 3.5 m(h) x 14.4 m(w)
ORPC Canada deploys its first hydrokinetic power system in
• The RivGen Power System has had no adverse impact on marine life. Years of environmental monitoring over multiple projects and independent analysis of data collected have yielded no observed fish mortalities. About ORPC Canada Founded in 2015 and based in Montreal, ORPC Canada is responsible for developing a North American