The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the final installation and operation of a river marine renewable energy project in Igiugig, Alaska.
Ocean Renewable Power Company is providing its RivGen power system for the project and will also manage it on behalf of the Igiugig Village Corporation.
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US senator (Republican, Alaska) Lisa Murkowski said: “I am so pleased this project will be able to move forward, reducing local diesel consumption and energy prices.
“Igiugig’s efforts are blazing a trail for marine renewable energy and microgrid solutions around the world – when we prove these technologies can work in rural Alaska, we are proving they can work just about anywhere else on the planet.”