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Ocean Power Technologies Installs New PowerBuoy in Hawaii
Nov 20, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
Ocean Power Technologies, a provider of wave-energy technology,
announced that it has installed one of its PowerBuoy wave power
generation units near Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
According to the company, this is the third PowerBuoy to be deployed by
OPT over the past two months at sites in both the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. The Oahu PowerBuoy was launched under the Company's ongoing
program with the US Navy for installation of PowerBuoys off Marine
Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay and will be connected to the Oahu
power grid. Further, the US Navy has added $300,000 in funding for this
program to provide for extended operation of the PowerBuoy system.
Deployment of the PowerBuoy was supported by Hawaiian diver and
workboat subcontractors. The PowerBuoy is located approximately one
mile off the coast, in 100 feet of water. Compact and modular in
design, the system resembles an ocean-going buoy and is less than 12
feet in diameter and 55 feet long. It is based on OPT's proprietary
design and is primarily below the sea surface, with minimal visual
impact, the company said.
The power produced has been in accord with OPT's predictive models, and
is undergoing continuous monitoring at OPT's Pennington, New Jersey
facilities, 5,000 miles away from the PowerBuoy in Hawaii. The
monitoring at OPT's facility in New Jersey of the system's operations
includes real-time receipt of data via radio link and internet-based
communications, from the many on-board sensors. The system has the
capability to amend its operating mode automatically, in reaction to
changing sea states, according to the company.
Dr. George W. Taylor, CEO of OPT said , "Our engineering group has done
a superb job of executing the design, build, test and deployment of
this PowerBuoy system in Hawaii. We are pleased to be a part of the
Navy's effort to develop and commercialize new technologies to reduce
the Navy's dependence on fuel shipments for power generation
facilities, and to meet its strategic goals and other sustainability
initiatives." Taylor continued, "We greatly appreciate the support
which the program has received from the Congressional delegations of
Hawaii and New Jersey, the US Navy, and the encouragement of Marine
Corps Base Hawaii."
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