US DOE Selects Ocean Power Technologies To Support Development Of Wave Energy Converter Concept

  • Ocean Power Technologies Inc OPTT has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to further the development of a next-generation wave energy converter. 
  • The company will receive up to $197,203 to perform a preliminary conceptual design and feasibility study of a modular and scalable small-scale Mass-on-Spring Wave Energy Converter (MOSWEC) PowerBuoy for powering autonomous ocean monitoring systems.
  • Ocean Power Technologies holds multiple patents related to MOSWEC technology, which generates power from the relative motion caused by the ocean waves.
  • Price Action: OPTT shares are trading higher by 3.74% at $1.94 during the premarket session on Tuesday.
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