NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Events in Washington D.C. are changing at a rapid pace, and OREC is striving to keep our members up to date on these events.  At the same time, we recognize that our members are busy and may not have time to keep abreast of frequent emails.  For that reason, we have chosen to make use […]

Secretary Salazar Holds Press Conference

Last week, Department of Interior Secretary Salazar held a press conference to discuss, among other things, the Mineral Management Service’s plans for management of the Outer Continental Shelf.  Earth2tech.com has a good summary here. Salazar stated that he is committed to issuing the long awaited rules for authorizing alternative energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf […]

OREC Job Board

Marine Renewables Energy Engineer (Wave and Tidal) GL Garrad Hassan (GL GH) is the world’s largest independent technical and engineering consultancy for renewable energy, serving the onshore and offshore wind, wave, tidal and solar sectors.  From its offices across the globe, it offers a full service to stakeholders at all stages of the renewable energy […]

Marine Renewables Round-Up

Here’s a wave and tidal news round up for the first part of February 2009.  If you have any news to share, please send it our way. The Commission approved orders authorizing two innovative transmission projects that will carry power from wind farms in the Northern Rocky Mountains to the Las Vegas area. For more […]

Stimulus Bill Promises to Buoy Marine Renewables Industry

On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or as it is commonly called, the “stimulus package.”  The legislation contains a combination of tax cuts and funding programs that bring unprecedented support to the marine renewables industry. Despite the legislation’s fast track, OREC managed to ensure parity […]

Early Bird Registration Extended

We’ve extended the Early Bird Registration one more week– Early Bird is now available until February 23, 2009! To see interviews from last year’s conference visit http://www.foroceanenergy.org and see the sidebar at the website. We have 8 countries represented, so far, and more than twice as many registrants than we had at this point last year. […]