U.S.-based Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has submitted a draft pilot license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its East Foreland Tidal Energy Project in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The site has been identified as having the highest tidal energy potential in the U.S.

Backed by the U.S. Department of Energy ’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) through the American Tidal Energy Project, the project aims to advance tidal energy development. According to ORPC, it aligns with the recent executive order on national energy security, emphasizing the need for diversified energy sources, including kinetic water movement.