Ocean Power Technologies (OPT)

company

About

Ocean Power Technologies focuses on capturing and converting wave energy into electricity using innovative power take-off systems.

  • 51 - 100

Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.10M
Industries
Energy,Energy Storage,Renewable Energy
Founded date
Jan 1, 1994
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. develops and is commercializing systems that generate electricity by harnessing the renewable energy of ocean waves. The Company's PowerBuoy systems use technologies to convert the mechanical energy created by the rising and falling of ocean waves into electricity. The Company offers two PowerBuoy products, which consist of its utility PowerBuoy system and its autonomous PowerBuoy system. The Company’s utility PowerBuoy system, which is designed to supply electricity to a local or regional electric power grid, and the Company’s autonomous PowerBuoy system, which is designed to generate power for use independent of the power grid in remote locations.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$1.10M
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has raised a total of $1.10M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 18, 2022 from a Grant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 18, 2022 Grant $1.10M 1 US Department of Energy Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is funded by 1 investors. US Department of Energy are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
US Department of Energy Yes Grant