Ocean Motion Technologies proudly sponsors Ocean Observing in California: Celebrate the Past, Showcase the Present, Envision the Future. A Joint Conference Hosted by SCCOOS, CeNCOOS, and CalCOFI

• 04/02/2024 • Join us, on May 14-16th, to  celebrate, honor, and commemorate sustained ocean observing in California - CalCOFI's 75th anniversary and SCCOOS and CeNCOOS's 20th anniversary. Registration is currently open at: https://sccoos.org/conference/

Ocean Motion Technologies featured in San Diego Business Journal: "Oh Buoy! Local Company Using Waves for Energy"

• 12/29/2023 • We are honored to be featured by the San Diego Business Journal  (SDBJ) in their 12/18/2023 Issue. Special thanks to SDBJ reporters and the Editorial Staff.

Ocean Motion Technologies: Leveraging DOE Resources to Harness the Power of the Ocean

• 10/25/2023 • Our team at Ocean Motion Technologies is honored to be featured by the DOE Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). We are very grateful for the DOE WPTO's continued support as well as the diversity of sources that has been made available to the marine energy community.

Ocean Motion Technologies is awarded Phase IIA & Phase II SBIR Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy

• 09/25/2023 • The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly $6.8 million for six small business-led marine energy projects as part of Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) selected these projects, which can drive innovation in marine energy and help achieve the country’s clean energy goals.

Ocean Motion Technologies is awarded Phase I SBIR Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy

• 07/14/2023 • The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced more than $3.5 million for 18 hydropower and marine energy projects as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) selected these small business-led projects that can help spur water power-focused innovation across the country.

"A New Wave in Ocean Technology with CEO of Ocean Motion" from Defense Mavericks Podcast

• 05/23/2023 • Defense Mavericks is a podcast created by the Advanced Technology Academic Research Research (ATARC) in collaboration with the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and Tradewinds AI.
Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcast

Ocean Motion Technologies Demonstrates Wave Energy Converter Capable of Generating Power from Boat Wakes

• 03/01/2023 • The successful test demonstrated greater versatility and environments in which marine energy devices could be used to harness power. 

"Making Waves in Clean Energy by Harnessing Ocean Power" Perspectives by Dell Technologies

• 02/01/2023 • Ocean Motion Tech and our colleagues in the marine hydrokinetic energy industry were featured in this tech perspective article published by Dell Tech.

Ocean Motion Technologies is awarded Phase I SBIR Grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation

• 08/01/2022 • Ocean Motion Technologies has been awarded a competitive grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research & development work on the refinement of OMT's wave energy converter's advanced artificial intelligence control system.
"NSF accelerates the translation of emerging technologies into transformative new products and services," said Erwin Gianchandani, NSF Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. “We take great pride in funding deep-technology startups and small businesses that will shape science and engineering results into meaningful solutions for today and tomorrow."

Ocean Motion Technologies is selected for TEAMER Request for Technical Support (RFTS 6)

• 06/21/2022 •Through the support from the TEAMER RFTS 1 and RFTS 2, OMT has set up WEC-SIM models and produced preliminary results on power output. The current application aims to request for technical support following a wave tank test in order to bridge the gap between simulation and small-scale experimentation. These efforts will aid OMT's ongoing DOE SBIR Phase II Project which will result in a field deployment with pilot customers. This project will focus on the following areas: coordination with wave tank tests for key data collection, and analysis of experimental data to support model and simulation updates.

Ocean Motion Technologies is awarded Phase I SBIR Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy

• 05/25/2022 • The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly $2.6 million for 13 hydropower and marine energy projects as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.
The DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) selected these small business-led projects that can help spur water power-focused innovation across United States.

Ocean Motion Technologies supports UMERC workshop on Power for Ocean Sensing

• 05/19/2022 • Virtual Workshop "Power for Ocean Sensing: Creating Dialogue around Power Capabilities and Needs."  May 19, 2022 10:00 -- 12:00 Pacific.
Please sign up today to learn from marine energy developers and oceanographers on new technology development, big data in the ocean, and common instrument power requirements and form factors in bluetech!

Ocean Motion Technologies is selected for TEAMER Request for Technical Support (RFTS 5)

• 03/01/2022 • The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 9 projects through its fifth Request for Technical Support (RFTS) for testing expertise and access to numerical modeling, lab testing, and tank/flume testing within an expanded facility network.
Ocean Motion technical team will be working with the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at the Oregon State University to accelerate our project development.

Ocean Motion Technologies is awarded Phase II SBIR from the U.S. Department of Energy

• 07/20/2021 • The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding for continuing research and development projects in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, including $8.1 million for seven hydropower and marine energy projects.

Coverage by San Diego Economic Development Council
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Ocean Motion Technologies is selected for TEAMER Request for Technical Support (RFTS 2)

• 03/01/2021 • The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 23 projects through its second Request for Technical Support (RFTS) for testing expertise and access to numerical modeling, lab testing, and tank/flume testing within an expanded facility network.
Ocean Motion technical team will be working with DOE's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and Sandia National Lab to accelerate our project development.

Ocean Motion Technologies featured in Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast, 3rd Edition

• 2021 • Waves and Beaches is one of the most definitive text on marine hydrokinetic dynamics. The 1st Edition was authored by Willard Bascom, a distinguished physical oceanographer. The book was published as part of the Science Study Series in 1964 by Doubleday Anchor Original. The most recent 3rd Edition was published by Patagonia in 2020 authored by Kim McCoy. Kim is an experienced oceanographer and bluetech entrepreneur, and he included additional volumes of new knowledge gained by the oceanographic community since the book's original publication. Get your copy here.

Ocean Motion Technologies participates in DOE's Energy I-Corps Program

• 2020 • Energy I-Corps, a key initiative of the Office of Technology Transitions, pairs teams of researchers with industry mentors for an intensive two-month training where the researchers define technology value propositions, conduct customer discovery interviews, and develop viable market pathways for their technologies. 

Ocean Motion Technologies is selected for TEAMER Program technical support

• 09/29/2020 • U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program by Pacific Ocean Energy Trust selected Ocean Motion along with 15 other organization for its first Request for Technical Support (RFTS).  Ocean Motion technical team will be working with DOE's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and Sandia National Lab to accelerate our project development.

Ocean Motion Technologies wins Clean Tech Open 2020 Regional Competition

• 09/20/2020 • Ocean Motion Tech is one of the top 8 Regional Winners from the West, Southeast, Pacific Northwest, Midwest and South Central of the Clean Tech Open Program

Ocean Motion Technologies is awarded Phase I SBIR Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy

• 05/21/2020 • As part of today’s $53 million announcement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) announced the selection of 20 new projects across 8 states, totaling nearly $4.4 million in funding.The selected small businesses are receiving Phase I Release 2 grants for innovations that demonstrate technical feasibility during the first phase of their research.

Coverage by San Diego Economic Development Council
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Ocean Motion Technologies Receives Startup Grant from VentureWell

• 2020 • Ocean Motion Tech is selected to be one of the 24 teams as part of VentureWell's Spring 2020 E-Team Grant Program.

Ocean Motion Technologies participates in Cleantech Open

• 2020 • Cleantech Open is the largest and longest-running startup accelerator program , with the mission to find, fund, and foster entrepreneurs with ideas to solve our greatest environmental and energy challenges. Through the Cleantech Open's annual business competition and accelerator program, startup companies are connected with the people and resources that will accelerate their success, and given a national platform for public visibility.

Ocean Motion Technologies featured in INNOVATE San Diego

• 2019 • The INNOVATE® publishing series is a 350-page in-depth study and AR video series that showcases the people, companies, products, and services that are leading the race within a cities innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Ocean Motion Joins the United Nations' Ocean Decade

• 2019 • The UN has proclaimed 2021—2030 as the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. A core objective of the Ocean Decade is to support all UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030 and create a new foundation across the science-policy interface to strengthen ocean management.

Please visit U.N. sites for the Ocean Decade and SDGs for more detail.

Ocean Motion Technologies at Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars

• 11/13/2019 • Ocean Motion Tech joined over 200 entrepreneurs from more than 20 university campuses across the United States and Ireland at the #BXLaunchPadTS event in Manhattan, New York City.

Ocean Motion won the Triton Innovation Challenge 

• 01/19/2019 • Every year, innovators from the Jacobs School of Engineering, Rady School of Management, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego compete in the Triton Innovation Challenge. The competition brings together three communities from UC San Diego in a challenge centered around supporting startups that showcase the intersection between innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.

Ocean Motion Technologies Receives Clean Energy Grant from the California Energy Commission 

• 10/26/2018 • CalSEED Concept Award will propel Ocean Motion to the next stage and advance our roadmap from prototype to commercialization. Ocean wave energy is grossly under-utilized and under-developed. This is especially the case where solar and wind energy are abundant along the California coast. We want the benefits of wave energy to be widely shared. 

Chamber of Commerce Features Ocean Motion Technologies (f.k.a. Hydrokinetic Energy & Storage L.L.C.)

• 2018 • San Diego is positioning itself as a blue tech innovation center, and Ocean Motion is helping it. The Chamber of Commerce featured Ocean Motion, along with other blue tech startups, in a recent article in its magazine Free Enterprise.

Ocean Motion awarded the Great Blue Challenge Grant from the Eastman Foundation

• 2018 • Eastman Foundation invites innovators to participate in The Great Blue Challenge. The Challenge is designed to spark innovation, and to find unique, creative and potentially transformative projects that will expedite ocean research. 

Ocean Motion Shimmers at Scripps Event 

• 07/06/2018 • Read about our engagement with the latest in blue tech. ​UC San Diego's Institute for the Global Entrepreneur recognized Ocean Motion for continued growth and dedication to the development of forward-thinking technologies.

BlueTech Trade Group Receives Support

• 10/24/2017 • Mayor Kelvin Faulconer, Council Member Barbara Bry and Council Member Chris Cate attended the grand opening of the Maritime Alliance BlueTech Incubator program at the Dentons' La Jolla Office. We were honored to meet these local leaders and to receive encouragement from the City of San Diego.

City of San Diego gives grant to Ocean Motion's Incubator

• 2017 • The City of San Diego granted $50,000 to BlueTech, which incubates Hydrokinetic Energy (Ocean Motion). We'd like to thank the City for its support of innovation in our industry. Innovation requires leadership in both the public and private sectors. We welcome the City's engagement.