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What is the RivGen® power system?

Ocean Renewable Power Company The core component of the RivGen® Power System is ORPC’s proprietary and well proven turbine generator unit. The RivGen® device has a low vertical profile allowing it to be more easily installed in shallower rivers and tidal estuaries than most competing systems.

Where is the RivGen power system located?

In 2014, ORPC built and operated its first RivGen Power System at the bottom of the Kvichak River to supply the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig (Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project). As ORPC updates the design of its RivGen product, it uses the Igiugig installation as a pilot site for furthering the development and testing of its flagship product [ 2 ].

What is ORPC's RivGen power system?

The system is designed to connect directly into a remote community’s electrical grid. ORPC’s RivGen Power System isn’t new — in fact, some versions of the system have been used to deliver electricity to the community of Igiugig, Alaska (pop.

What is a river energy power system?

ORPC is advancing river energy power system technology for global markets. ORPC’s Modular RivGen® Power System harnesses energy generated from river currents to provide renewable electricity to existing infrastructure.

Can RivGen power Igiugig?

Igiugig is being used as a test site for RivGen, and a revamped system installed in 2015 has been able to generate nearly a third of the small community’s electricity needs, ORPC says. Unlike more traditional hydropower, RivGen’s system doesn’t dam a whole river, instead taking up a rectangular footprint underwater.

How big is ORPC RivGen power system?

ORPC RivGen Power System before submersion deployment. The device is 15.7 meters long, 14.3 meters wide, and 3.5 meters tall. Credit: ORPC Remote communities often rely on fossil fuels to produce their electricity. The climate change impacts of these generation systems are exacerbated by the transportation of fuel to the generation sites.