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OPT Ocean Pwr Di

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Posted at 11/11/2011 11:09 by chelwood01
just to let the opt thread know that i will not be posting on your thread again , after a few battles with trol , the war was won yesterday and hopefully in time he can recovery and rejoin normal society .

best of luck to all holders .

c01
Posted at 30/9/2011 13:23 by investrology
add chelwood01 job done!

No need to run from morons!
Posted at 19/9/2011 10:02 by k3nw00d
lol - people will wonder what the sudden interest in OPT is - lol
Posted at 17/9/2011 10:12 by investrology
Good link.
Posted at 09/5/2011 08:37 by jamesmaggs
OPT's PB 150 hits the water
Posted 09.05.2011 08:48:24 av John Bradbury Ocean trials have commenced offshore Scotland for a new wave energy device which has already been adopted in the US.

Offshore testing has commenced on the PB150 Powerbuoy wave energy device developed by Ocean Power Technologies at a site 33 nautical miles off Inverness in north-east Scotland and the device is due to stay in the water for up to three months with a range of operational and functional tests to be carried out.

Already PB150s – each one designed to produce up to 150 kilowatts - have been used for grid-connected power production off Hawaii in the US – and the performance of the device has been in line with predicted models of the wave environment there, OPT says.

Deployment of the OPT device was carried out by a joint team comprising Global Maritime Scotland, Port Services in Invergordon, and Cromarty Port Authority. A second unit is also under construction for use in the US, in what is expected to become a utility-scale project offshore Oregon.
Posted at 06/11/2009 17:15 by bainsey
OPT Australian project wins A$66.5m award (Ocean Power Tech)



TIDMOPT

RNS Number : 1498C
Ocean Power Technologies Inc
06 November 2009

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OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES PROJECT WINS A$66.5M AWARD FROM AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT


Pennington, New Jersey - November 6, 2009 - Ocean Power Technologies
(Australasia) Pty Ltd ("OPTA"), a subsidiary of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ("OPT") is pleased to announce
that, in partnership with Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd ("Leighton"), it has
received a A$66.46 million grant from the Federal Government of Australia to
build a 19 MW wave power project off the coast of Victoria, Australia.


The award is one of four renewable energy projects approved by the Federal
Government after considering over 30 applications, and is the sole wave energy
venture.


The Government funding will be used by OPTA and Leighton to advance the
construction of a wave power station to be built in three phases off the coast
of Victoria near the city of Portland, with a total expected capacity of 19 MW -
sufficient to fulfill the energy needs of approximately 10,000 homes. The
project is to be developed by a special purpose company, Victorian Wave Partners
Pty Ltd, that was formed by OPTA and Leighton following the signing of an
agreement (as announced December 19, 2008) to collaborate in pursuing wave power
projects off the east and south coasts of Australia. It is expected that work
will begin on the project by the second quarter of calendar year 2010.


Dr. George W. Taylor, founder and Executive Chairman of OPT, and Chief Executive
of OPTA, said: "We are delighted to have received this vote of confidence from
the Australian Federal Government, which has taken a bold step to spur adoption
of renewables and wave energy in particular. Our Victoria, Australia project is
expected to be one of the first utility-scale wave energy projects globally, and
the latest example of OPT's lead in turning wave energy technology into a
commercial reality worldwide." Taylor, who was born and educated in Australia,
continued, "We are delighted to have this opportunity to use OPT's PowerBuoy
technology in Australia."


The award was announced by the Australian Resources & Energy Minister, Martin
Ferguson, under the Renewable Energy Demonstration Program (REDP), which has
awarded funding totaling A$235 million to four renewable energy projects, aimed
at meeting the Government's target of generating 20% of the country's energy
needs from renewable sources by 2020.


The grant is conditional on the signing of a Funding Deed stipulating the
conditions for the grant, which includes funding milestones. Victorian Wave
Partners will be required to seek additional funding to enable the completion of
the 19 MW wave power station.
Posted at 01/10/2009 15:39 by barbudo viejo
Excellent news, and a real vindication of OPT's vision, execution and business plan. OPT clearly have a purpose-built, replicable package in the area of autonomous marine power-generation, entirely non-dependent on 'green' spending, and in an area of defence - marine surveillance - where both allied and competing naval powers will not want to be left behind, and in which there is almost no competing product.
Obviously, companies like OPT move lethargically with the enormous drag of all the R&D and the painstaking road-testing of such innovative mechanical engineering. However, when the contracts do appear, they are big, and OPT is doing business. Obviously, the more business they do, the less their Powerbuoys will cost, the more they will sell. It's fantastic to see them succeeding, and I look forward to seeing further progress soon. This is just my opinion.
Posted at 01/10/2009 15:25 by barbudo viejo
RNS Number : 0150A
Ocean Power Technologies Inc
01 October 2009

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OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES WINS NEW $2.4 MILLION CONTRACT
FROM US NAVY FOR MARITIME SECURITY


Pennington, New Jersey - October 1, 2009 -- Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ("OPT" or "the Company")
announces that it has achieved a significant milestone for its autonomous
PowerBuoy product with the award of a new $2.4 million contract from the US
Navy to provide OPT's PowerBuoy wave energy conversion system to the Navy's
Littoral Expeditionary Autonomous PowerBuoy (LEAP) program.


This contract, to be performed over a one year period, is the initial award
under a proposed four-year $15.0 million project concerning the LEAP system
that has been established to enhance the US Navy's anti-terrorism and force
protection capability by providing persistent power at sea for port maritime
surveillance in the near coast, harbors, piers and offshore areas. The system
capability includes detection, tracking and communication of information on a
timely basis. Certain aspects of the system will be provided by sub-contractors
to OPT, including Rutgers University and Mikros Systems Corporation.


Under the initial contract, OPT will provide its PowerBuoy wave energy
conversion technology for testing with sensor-based and communications
systems, with the ultimate aim under the four-year program of developing a
LEAP-based vessel detection system testbed.


This is OPT's first contract with the US Navy under the LEAP program, and builds
on its existing relationship that dates back to June 2007 when OPT was awarded a
$1.7 million contract to provide autonomous PowerBuoy technology for the Navy's
Deep Water Active Detection System ("DWADS") for ocean data gathering. In
addition, OPT has worked under contract from the US Navy in a program for the
development and testing of PowerBuoy wave power systems at the Marine Corps Base
in Oahu, Hawaii.

The LEAP program objective includes leveraging a number of existing
technologies, including at-sea sensors, communications, real-time signal
processing and OPT's PowerBuoy. The benefits for the United States are expected
to include protection for critical infrastructure, drug traffic interdiction and
detection of surface and subsurface maritime threats.
Posted at 26/1/2009 15:03 by bainsey
OPT and Lockheed Martin wave power agreement (Ocean Power Tech)



TIDMOPT

RNS Number : 2472M
Ocean Power Technologies Inc
26 January 2009

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OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES and lockheed martin announce
Collaboration for utility wave power project


(Moorestown, NJ and Pennington, NJ, January 26, 2009) Lockheed Martin
[NYSE: LMT] and Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) [Nasdaq: OPTT and London
Stock Exchange AIM: OPT] announced they have signed a letter of intent to
collaborate in the development of a utility-scale wave power generation project
in North America.


Lockheed Martin and OPT intend to enter into an agreement under which OPT would
provide its project and site development expertise, build the power take-off and
control systems of the plant, and provide its proprietary PowerBuoy technology.
Lockheed Martin would provide construction, systems integration and deployment
of the plant, as well as operations and maintenance services.


This is the first agreement between the two companies for a utility-scale
renewable energy project and builds on their previous work together on systems
for U.S. homeland security and maritime surveillance consisting of OPT's unique
autonomous PowerBuoy integrated with Lockheed Martin's advanced acoustic
sensors, signal processing and communications systems.


OPT's PowerBuoy wave generation system uses a "smart" buoy to capture and
convert wave energy into low-cost, clean electricity. The generated power is
transmitted ashore via an underwater power cable. The prospective wave power
project between Lockheed Martin and OPT is expected to be off the coasts of
either California or Oregon.


Dr. George W. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of OPT, said "We are pleased to
announce these plans to work with Lockheed Martin to pursue a utility-scale
power station using our PowerBuoy technology. This collaboration will serve to
draw on the key strengths of each company, and leverage our respective
commitments to renewable energy as both the U.S. federal and state governments
increase their investment in the sector. We believe that our existing and
prospective customers will highly value the combined innovation and execution
capability this match brings to the marketplace."


"This agreement is another step in Lockheed Martin's effort to support our
national security through energy independence built around zero-emission
renewable energy sources," said Howard Luebcke, Lockheed Martin director of
Renewable Energy Business Development. "The depth and breadth of Lockheed
Martin's systems engineering, procurement, manufacturing and process improvement
capabilities, combined with OPT's innovative PowerBuoy technology and their
project development experience, will promote the rapid deployment of
utility-scale systems."


In November 2007, Lockheed Martin teamed with Starwood Energy Group to pursue
utility solar generation projects in North America and has been pursuing
multiple utility-scale opportunities. In December 2008, Lockheed Martin broke
ground for construction of a solar power test bed to support these efforts,
demonstrating its systems engineering and resources commitment to the renewable
power generation market.
Posted at 21/11/2003 16:15 by quinn20
A bit of light reading

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

("OPT" or "the Company")


Publication of Prospectus for Placing of 20,000,000 Common Shares

at 125p per share and flotation on AIM


OPT is a leading wave energy technology company that develops and markets
renewable and scaleable, offshore wave-powered electricity generation systems.
The Company's innovative and intelligent systems are expected to enable the
efficient production of clean, non-polluting electrical power generated by ocean
waves. The Company has deployed and operated its wave-powered systems in ocean
tests since 1997 and the first commercial installation of OPT's "PowerBuoyTM"
system is underway off the coast of Hawaii for the US Navy.



KEY POINTS


•The Placing will raise £25m of additional capital (before expenses) for
the Company, which will be used to accelerate the commercial development
programme, increase marketing efforts and establish a UK-based operation and
demonstration power plant.


•On admission to AIM, the market capitalisation of OPT will be £62.84m.


•Dealings in OPT shares on AIM are expected to begin on 31 October, 2003.


•Evolution Beeson Gregory is OPT's Nominated Adviser and broker to the
Placing.


Dr George Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of OPT, comments:


"I am delighted by the enthusiastic response from UK investors to our fund
raising. European legislation on renewable energy means we are entering a
growing market with a technology that has many cost and environmental advantages
over other renewable sources such as wind and solar power."

24 October 2003

ENQUIRIES:

Ocean Power Technologies Inc. Tel: 001 609 730 0400
George Taylor, President and CEO
Charles Dunleavy, Chief Financial Officer


Evolution Beeson Gregory Tel: 020 7071 4300
Mike Brennan
Tim Redfern

College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020
Gareth David gareth.david@collegehill.com
Crawford Burden crawford.burden@collegehill.com



PLACING STATISTICS

Placing Price 125p

Number of Common Shares in issue prior to the Placing 30,274,204

Number of Common Shares being placed on behalf of the Company 20,000,000

Total number of Common Shares in issue on Admission 50,274,204

Percentage of enlarged Common Share capital of the Company subject 39.78%
to the Placing

Estimated net proceeds of the Placing receivable by the Company £22.40m

Market capitalisation on Admission at the Placing Price £62.84m







Overview


OPT is a leading wave energy technology company that develops and markets
renewable and scaleable, offshore wave-powered electricity generation systems.
The Company's innovative and intelligent systems are expected to enable the
efficient production of clean, non-polluting electrical power generated by ocean
waves. The Company has deployed and operated its wave-powered systems in ocean
tests since 1997 and the first commercial installation of OPT's PowerBuoy system
is underway off the coast of Hawaii for the US Navy.


The PowerBuoy is a submerged, buoyant cylinder anchored to the sea floor, which
is able to generate electricity from the rising and falling of ocean waves. The
Company believes that its power station, consisting of an array of PowerBuoys,
will be a reliable and cost-effective solution for generating power on a large
scale. An OPT power station is designed to occupy a limited, off-shore ocean
area, is not harmful to marine life and has no adverse visual or audible
effects. The PowerBuoy integrates proven marine and offshore technologies (such
as buoys, underwater power cables and moorings) with patented OPT technologies
in the areas of hydrodynamics, electronics, energy conversion and computer
control systems. The Company's systems will utilise electronics to react in real
time to a broad range of changing wave conditions in order to capture
efficiently the maximum amount of wave energy available.


OPT's initial business strategy is to operate as a power generation equipment
seller, targeting (i) the premium-priced power markets, such as Hawaii and
Japan, and (ii) international markets, including large portions of Europe, that
provide economic incentives for "green power". In the future, OPT expects that
its technology will be able to compete in the mainstream power market comprised
of large, grid-connected installations, without consideration of tax
concessions, grants, credits or other offsets for renewable energy.


Competitive advantages


Since inception, OPT has focused on developing a wave power system that could
compete economically with a conventional fossil fueled power station. OPT
believes that the social and political pressure that is developing in certain
parts of the world to use "green power" should provide OPT with an attractive
and powerful sales advantage over fossil fueled power stations and other types
of renewable energy systems. In addition to producing virtually no pollution,
other benefits of OPT's system over a traditional plant include its relatively
low property and construction costs and system maintenance requirements in
comparison to conventional fossil-fuelled monolithic power stations. Due to the
PowerBuoy system's modular design, the total construction time is dramatically
reduced and the generating capacity can be scaled up or down by incrementally
adding or subtracting groups of buoys.



The Company believes that OPT's PowerBuoy system will be the off-shore wave
powered electricity generating system most suitable for commercial deployment.
OPT's primary competitive advantages consist of the following:


• OPT is beginning the commercialisation of its systems. The research
and development relating to the PowerBuoy system's core design and functionality
has been completed. OPT has an ocean wave powered electricity generating system
which has been continually enhanced over years of ocean testing supplemented by
multiple wave tank tests at United States Navy facilities.


• Innovative design and patented technologies


OPT has 22 issued and 6 pending patents many of which relate to the Company's
core technologies. The Company intends to increase its strong patent position to
cover improved design, materials, structures and manufacturing and assembly
techniques.


• Component sources, manufacturing and deployment


OPT's system is based on ocean buoys and other standardised components and
sub-assemblies. As a result, the costs of manufacture are easily estimated which
lowers the Company's expense risks. Use of standardised components also means
that they can be sourced locally throughout the world. Likewise the buoys can be
manufactured anywhere there is an offshore industry fabrication and service
capability and that same infrastructure can be used for deployment. Manufacture
of low technology components will be outsourced.


• Ocean testing experience


Ocean tests started in late 1997, continuing to the present time, including
nearly full-size systems. OPT also has experience with three methods of
deployment of its system and underwater power cable laying.


• Significant revenue opportunities


The market for electricity is huge, demand is increasing and there is increasing
social pressure and governmental commitments to use environmentally "friendly"
electricity generating systems. The Company has an order backlog of
approximately $4.0 million comprising orders for delivery of, and a development
contract for, its PowerBuoy units from the US Navy.



• Experienced management and personnel


OPT's management has considerable experience in the development, engineering and
deployment of wave powered electricity generating systems. Members of the
management team and the Directors also have management experience in listed
technology companies.


• Electronics control technology


OPT's proprietary, "smart" systems are designed to optimise the conversion of
wave energy into electricity. The systems are expected to have the capability to
respond automatically to variations in wave conditions by using on-board
sensors, electronics and computers. Electronics and control software are subject
to patents issued and pending. Certain associated algorithms are trade secrets.


• Remote monitoring capability


OPT has developed a system for the monitoring and analysis of PowerBuoy in-ocean
performance and for "real time" data transmission to onshore locations. The data
can be viewed locally and transmitted via internet to any off-site location.


• Product survivability


The PowerBuoy power system utilises numerous engineered components which
together with the natural functioning of the buoy-like device are designed for a
long service life. The ocean survivability history of many of these components
is well documented. The PowerBuoy system has undergone hurricane-force storm
conditions during its in-ocean testing and is designed to withstand 50-foot
storm waves.


• Experience in obtaining necessary permits


OPT has experience in successfully obtaining permits and regulatory approvals
for the installation and operation of its systems at two sites in the US and one
in Australia. In addition, the Company has commissioned studies that support
many of the necessary regulatory, maritime and environmental requirements. The
Company believes this experience will enable it to obtain future permits in a
cost effective and timely manner.


• Strategic relationships


The Company has entered into several strategic relationships to help facilitate
its research and development, and produce future revenue opportunities. For
example, OPT has leveraged its grants from the US Navy to conduct research and
accelerate development of its PowerBuoy system. Additionally, Penta-Ocean
Construction Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese marine engineering and construction
company, is OPT's agent for Japan and has provided financial support to OPT.





Innovative Product Design


OPT's offshore wave energy conversion system is designed to capture and convert
the concentrated energy contained in waves into electricity. A power station
would consist of an integrated array of individual buoys that are aligned within
a long rectangle parallel to the incoming wave front. OPT's research has
determined that the most efficient configuration of buoys, so as to expose each
buoy to the maximum amount of incoming wave energy, is three staggered rows
within the rectangle. The rectangle's distance offshore is determined by the
gradient of the sea floor.


Using OPT's existing PowerBuoys, each of which is designed to produce 50 kW, a 1
MW power plant would consist of 20 buoys utilising approximately two acres of
ocean surface. The basic PowerBuoy unit consists of a long, submerged neutrally
buoyant cylinder that is anchored to the sea floor. The head of the cylinder is
sealed and is positioned approximately 3 to 6 feet beneath the ocean's surface.
For safety purposes, selected buoys in the array are equipped with a
navigational aid tower with a flashing light, radar reflector and foghorn. The
generating system should be in a depth of approximately 100 feet, depending on
the gradient of the ocean floor. Such depth is typically in the range of 0.5 to
5 miles offshore.


Operation


The PowerBuoy operates as follows: the rising and falling of the waves causes
the outer cylindrical shell to move freely in an up and down motion. The
powerful mechanical stroking resulting from this hydrodynamic motion creates
forces that are used to drive the electrical generator, which is located in a
watertight equipment canister on the sea floor. The electricity generated is
variable amplitude, variable frequency alternating current (AC), corresponding
to the randomness of ocean waves. This AC power is then converted in the
equipment canister to high voltage direct current (DC) and is transmitted ashore
by an underwater power cable. Once ashore, the power is inverted to 50/60 Hz AC
for interconnection to the local power grid.


In Hawaii, OPT is working with Hawaiian Electric Corporation to connect
efficiently the OPT wave power station to the grid. In the case of remote area
power, the electricity is converted into a suitable form for local usage.
Included in the design of PowerBuoys are sensor devices and a computer that
continuously monitor the performance of the various subsystems and the wave
environment to optimise generating performance. In previous ocean tests, the
Company has been able to adjust the performance of the buoy by remote signaling
using radio frequency communication. OPT is presently developing a system by
which the buoy will monitor and adjust its own performance in real time so as to
ensure efficient conversion of the random wave energy into useful electrical
power.



The PowerBuoy design also includes sophisticated techniques for automatically
disconnecting the system when abnormally large waves caused by storms or other
conditions are present and then automatically reconnecting when the waves return
to specified normal operating conditions. Other parts of the system include
anchoring and mooring, as well as underwater hubs and underwater electrical
power cables for interconnection and transmission of the generated power to
shore.


Current trading and commercial development


Since the first ocean deployment of OPT's system in 1997, the Company has
continued to focus on the commercial development of off-shore wave-generation
electricity through OPT's PowerBuoy system. The Company has an order backlog of
approximately $4.0 million comprising orders for delivery of, and a development
contract for, its PowerBuoy units from the US Navy.


OPT is deploying its first commercial 50 kW PowerBuoy off the coast of Hawaii,
pursuant to its contract with the US Navy. Installation of the system commenced
in September 2003. The contract requirements are focused on basic performance
and marine survivability of multiple PowerBuoy units. Under this programme OPT
expects to deploy additional PowerBuoys, and further expansion of the site is
expected to be up to 1 MW of power station capacity. Permitting for the 1 MW
site has been approved for six PowerBuoys.


In addition to the US Navy, the Company has received and continues to receive
numerous enquiries from a number of other potential customers which the
Directors are optimistic will lead to future sales opportunities.


Sales and routes to market


OPT's strategy is to begin as an original equipment manufacturer by selling
turnkey power generating systems and associated services to utilities, IPPs,
government authorities and power system integrators. The Company will target
markets with a high cost of electricity and those, including large portions of
Europe, where political and environmental initiatives favour a clean energy
source. As noted above, OPT will focus initially on the high-margin secondary
power market, which alone constitutes the basis of a substantial business for
OPT, before penetrating the much larger primary market. To gain market share as
quickly as possible, OPT is establishing an international network of alliances,
licensees and subsidiaries to market its systems.


The Company has begun its commercial phase by selling smaller systems for
installation at selected sites. That is, sales are structured in phases
beginning with the installation of systems with capacity of less than 250 kW,
followed by a scale-up to 2.5 MW and a subsequent scale-up to multi-megawatt
capacity. The Company believes that systems of 2.5 MW or less are expected to be
premium-priced to cover higher unit set-up and installation costs associated
with the deployment of small systems.



To date the Company has received commercial orders from the US Navy for the
Marine Base in Hawaii for up to 1 MW. Through efficiency improvements and the
development of higher capacity generation units, OPT expects to be able to offer
its customers multi-megawatt systems suitable for generating electricity in the
primary power market (including the US Marine Base in Hawaii which presently
uses 12MW of power).


The Company already has a contract with the US Office of Naval Research for the
engineering and development of a PowerBuoy which is expected to have a five-fold
increase in output over OPT's current design. OPT expects to ocean test the new
design in 2004.


Strategic Partnerships


In 1995 OPT entered into a strategic relationship with Penta-Ocean Construction
Co., Ltd. ("Penta"), a Japanese market leader in marine construction and
infrastructure projects. In addition to providing funds for OPT's development
engineering, Penta has contributed its expertise in the areas of marine
construction, anchoring and mooring. Further, Penta is OPT's exclusive agent in
Japan. OPT expects Penta will become a full licensee of OPT and that by virtue
of Penta's existing business with the major power utilities of Japan, it will be
a cost-effective approach to penetrating Japan's premium priced power markets.


In late 2000, OPT signed an agreement with Metasource Pty. Ltd. ("Metasource"),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodside Petroleum Ltd., a leading Australian oil
and gas company that is over 30 per cent. owned by a subsidiary of Royal Dutch/
Shell. Under the terms of the contract, Metasource purchased a five per cent.
equity stake in OPT, paid for an option to invest in OPT-A and paid for an
option to purchase five hundred thousand tonnes of carbon credits at a discount
to the then market price from OPT during the period from the year 2008 to 2012
(see paragraph 11(b) of Part V below). On 6 July 2001, Metasource subsequently
exercised its option to invest in OPT-A and currently owns approximately 12 per
cent. of OPT-A.


Licensing Agreements


Instead of establishing a direct presence in certain worldwide markets, the
Company may alternatively operate through local licensees. The Company plans to
sell various types of licenses, including a basic representation agreement,
under which a third party will receive exclusive or non-exclusive resale rights
for a specified territory; a technology licence, which will add the right to
manufacture non-core system components; and a power production licence, allowing
for the building, owning and operating of primary power generating facilities;
and system servicing and maintenance rights.




Directors


Sir Eric Ash - Non-Executive Chairman


Sir Eric Ash joined the Board of Directors of OPT in 2001 and became chairman in
2003. From 1998 to 2002, he was the Treasurer and Vice President of the Royal
Society. Sir Eric has been a Member of the Board of Directors of British Telecom
and the British Government's Students Loan Company Plc. He has also served on
the International Advisory Boards of Hewlett Packard, AMP Corporation and Robert
Bosch GmbH. Sir Eric's academic appointments include Head of Department of
Electronics, University College and Rector of Imperial College, University of
London.


Dr. George Taylor - Chief Executive Officer


Dr. Taylor has served as President of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. since 1990,
as Vice President from 1984-1990, as Chief Executive Officer since 1993 and as a
Director since 1984, when he co-founded OPT. In 1979 he co-founded and served as
President of Princeton Research Associates, Inc., a consulting engineering,
technical marketing and product development company specialising in
semiconductor, electro-optic, ferroelectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric
materials, devices and systems.


In 1971, Dr. Taylor co-founded Princeton Materials Science, Inc., a pioneer in
liquid crystal displays and digital watch manufacturing. Dr. Taylor received a
Bachelor of Engineering degree with First Class Honours in Electrical
Engineering and a Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Western
Australia and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of
London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia and the
Institute of Electrical Engineers, London.


Charles Dunleavy - Chief Financial Officer


Mr. Dunleavy has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since 2001, as Vice President, Finance from 1993 to 2001 and as Treasurer,
Secretary and Director of OPT since 1990. Mr. Dunleavy is a Certified Public
Accountant (CPA) and his career encompasses broad experience with public and
private international companies in mergers and acquisitions, international
finance, capital sourcing and financial controls.


From 1990 to 1993 Mr Dunleavy served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer of Whole Systems International Corp., a privately held company
specializing in multimedia, software-based instructional systems and information
technology. Previously, from 1983 to 1990, Mr Dunleavy was the Corporate
Controller for Intermetrics, Inc., (now Titan Corporation), a public company
which at the time provided software engineering services and standard software
development tools to an international client base.



Seymour Stotler Preston III - Non Executive Director


Mr. Preston joined the Board of Directors of OPT in September 2003. Prior to
that he served on OPT's Board of Advisors from 1999 to 2003. From 1994 to 2003,
he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AAC Engineered Systems, Inc.,
a small privately-held manufacturing company. Over the period from 1961 to 1990,
Mr. Preston served in various positions at Pennwalt Corporation (NYSE),
including President, Chief Operating Officer and director from 1977 to 1989. Mr.
Preston served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Elf Atochem North
America, Inc. from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Preston was also a director of CoreStates
Financial Corporation from 1978 to 1997 and CoreStates Bank, N.A. from 1978 to
1998. Mr. Preston received his M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and
his B.A. degree from Williams College.

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