Ocean Power Technologies Names New CFO
and finance teams to contribute to the Company’s sustainable growth strategy.” Powers began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from Fordham University and an MBA in Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.Ocean Power Technologies has developed a PowerBuoy solutions platform, which harvests wave energy and converts it to electricity for use in remote maritime and subsea applications in markets such as offshore oil and gas, defense and security
Mancuso Joins Teledyne Marine
a strong familiarity with Teledyne’s products. Prior to FSI, Mancuso worked in various capacities at Boston Dynamics, American Research Institute, Philips Electronics, and Hazeltine Corp (now part of Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems). He has earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Clark University. Mancuso also has strong local industry ties, presently serving on the Board of Directors of the Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network (MOTN).teledynemarine.co
New Hires Boost RCG US Team
offshore wind construction projects, working for the major wind turbine supplier Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Negrelli was deputy construction project manager of the recently completed 574 MW Race Bank project in the United Kingdom. Negrelli earned his BSc/BS in Civil Engineering at The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, and his MSc/MS in Engineering/Industrial Management at The Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Negrelli will support clients in project planning, supply chain analysis, independent engineering, and technical advisory.Kuhn is a renewable energy legislative affairs and
New PAR Measurement Logger Launched
. “I was interested in a PME miniPAR logger because of the high quality PME instrumentation we already have and our desire to be able to measure light levels underwater at high frequency,” said Kevin Rose, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “By pairing two miniPAR sensors located at different depths, we can now estimate a diffuse attenuation coefficient at short-time scales in order to understand how water clarity changes in response to events such as severe summer storms. We already own a number of PME miniDOTs
Kraken Hires Director of Business Development
resolution sonar products. He has sales and business development experience with both commercial and defense customers and has worked at both larger marine technology companies such as Teledyne-Reson and iXBlue and start-ups such as Sea Machine Robotics. He is a graduate of New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “Over the past 18 months, Kraken’s hires have been predominantly engineering and technical related,” said Karl Kenny, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraken. “With the addition of Jeff, we add increased sales and business development capabilities
Launch of 'The Jefferson Project at Lake George NY'
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM (NYSE: IBM), and the FUND for Lake George announce the launch of “The Jefferson Project at Lake George,” a 3-year, multi-million dollar collaboration with the goal of understanding and managing complex factors in the waters of the lake. Lake George, about 50 miles north of Albany in upstate New York, is known internationally for its crystal-clear waters with a depth of up to 200 feet. Rich in natural and cultural history, it is 32 miles long and up to 2.5 miles wide, formed nearly 10,000 years ago by melting glaciers. Negative impacts on Lake
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