OREC Files Comments on US Army Corps of Engineers Proposal

Yesterday, OREC filed comments on the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers proposal to create a Nationwide Permit for water-based renewable energy projects.  You can view the filed comments here.  In our comments, OREC commended the Corps on this important step towards streamlining the permitting process and offered constructive recommendations for improving the new nationwide permit […]

FERC Chairman Wellinghoff to Address 4th Annual Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference

FERC Chairman Wellinghoff will Address the 4th Annual Global Marine Renewable Conference on Thursday, April 28 11:00 am Jon Wellinghoff was named Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that oversees wholesale electric transactions and interstate electric transmission and gas transportation in the United States, by President Barack Obama on March 19, 2009. […]

O’Neill Testifies to Senate Committee on MHK Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011

OREC Testifies at Senate Energy Committee Hearing Sean O’Neill offers support for MHK Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011 Sean O’Neill, President of The Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC), last week testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing focused on water power issues for the marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) […]