ABOUT US

The Ocean Renewable Energy Group (OREG) aligns industry, academia and government to ensure that Canada is a leader in providing ocean energy solutions to a world market.

A Canadian sustainable ocean energy sector, serving domestic and export power needs and providing projects, technologies and expertise in a global market.

In 2001 BC Hydro pursued the feasibility of wave and tidal energy around Vancouver Island and the BC coast.  Resource assessment were completed and early MOU's were signed with international wave energy device developers.  A change in Provincial energy policy in 2003 resulted in the cancellation of demonstration project plans.

Industry members continued to meet with government and academic institutions and in 2004 it was decided an organisation should be formed to represent the sector and continue the push for ocean energy in BC.  OREG was registered as a non-profit in the summer of 2004, and immediately broadened its focus across Canada to support the ocean energy developments in Canada's rivers, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  Since this time, OREG has worked endless to aid in the realisation of Canada's ocean energy resources, technologies, and project capabilities.

Bill Johnson, Focus Environmental

Marcel Boridy, Centre Hydrolien Industriel Quebecois (Chair)

Clayton Bear, New Energy Corp. (Secretary)

Erin Bigelow, Natural Power

Donna LeClair, BC Hydro

Tracey Kutney, Garrad Hassan (Treasurer)

Graham Daborn, Fundy Environmental and Educational Consultants

Michael Tarbotton, Triton Consultants

Doug Keefe, FORCE (Vice-Chair)

Ex Officio:

Andrew Walls, BC Innovation Council