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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce ocean trials of the first of
its new generation utility-scale PowerBuoy® device, the PB150 Read More

  Every continent on the planet is surrounded by a cleaner, safer, more efficient answer to our energy needs. The power in ocean waves. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is a leading renewable energy company specializing in cost-effective, advanced, and environmentally sound offshore wave power technology. The electrical power generated by OPT's technology is key to meeting the energy needs of utilities, independent power producers and the public sector.

OPT's PowerBuoy® system extracts the natural energy in ocean waves, and is based on the integration of patented technologies in hydrodynamics, electronics, energy conversion and computer control systems. The PowerBuoy is a “smart” system capable of responding to differing wave conditions.

The result is a leading edge, ocean-tested, proprietary system which generates reliable, clean, and environmentally-beneficial electricity.


Great News! OPT’s grid-connected PowerBuoy in Hawaii has just Completed 5 million cycles in operation.

 

Recent News

Ocean Power Technologies to Showcase Technology Innovation in Spain (October 2011)

Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin to Collaborate on Utility Scale PowerBuoy for Oregon Wave Power Project (September 2011)

Ocean Power Technologies PowerBuoy Successfully Withstands Hurricane Irene (September 2011)

Ocean Power Technologies Deploys Autonomous PowerBuoy for US Navy Maritime Security Program (August 2011)

Ocean Power Technologies Commences in-Ocean Trials of New Generation Utility-Scale Wave Power Device (May 2011)

Ocean Power Technologies Awards Four New Contracts in Oregon for Reedsport Wave Energy Project (April 2011)

Ocean Power Technologies Completes First of New Generation Utility-Scale Wave Power Device (February 2011)

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Sea Technology

CNN

Charles Dunleavy, OPT's CEO, talks
about the future of the company
and wave energy.


CNN

The new wave: Harnessing
the power of the ocean