OPT ramps up to launch with Oregon wave contracts

Under the $6m worth of contracts from OPT, Reedsport-based American Bridge Manufacturing will produce the subsurface floats and tow-out fixtures that are part of the mooring system for the wave power device, while Clackamas-based Oregon Iron Works (OIW) will assemble and install the PB150’s proprietary power take-off and internal electronics.

Cascade General, a subsidiary of Vigor Industrial, will handle final assembly of the PowerBuoy at its Portland Shipyard facilities and position it in the Columbia River for towing to the coast.

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