Tag: Oregon

OPT awards contracts for wave energy project

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) has awarded four major new contracts to Oregon companies in connection with the manufacture of its PB150 PowerBuoy® wave energy generating device, and its deployment off the coast of Reedsport, Oregon. Including the previously awarded contract to Oregon Iron Works (OIW) for the fabrication of the buoy’s steel structure, or spar, the new contracts bring the total amount invested by OPT in the local economy to over USD 6 million.

Online training for machinists

In response to the critical industry need  for skilled machinists, Climax Portable Machine Tools announces its 2011 Training Schedule featuring classes and programs in the use and save operation of heavy-duty portable machine tools.

USA: LNG pipeline

Palomar Gas Transmission LLC, a joint venture of TransCanada Corp. and Northwest Natural Gas Co. has filed an application for a certificate to build and operate an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in Oregon, USA.

Steel company partners with high school

In McMinnville, Oregon, US, a new partnership has been established between Cascade Steel, McMinnville High School, and Chemeketa Community College.