Finavera

We hear everyday of ways we impact ecosystems from our transportation choices to our trash.

The day has finally arrived, and the AquaBuOY 2.0 is in the water!

As the AquaBuOY continues to take its shape and preparations are underway for its maiden splash in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, I tremble with the anticipation of that day.

In the next few months the AquaBuOY will make its maiden splash in the Pacific Ocean. Right now, the large pieces are taking shape and will soon be assembled into the complete unit, ready for its voyage. A number of Pacific Northwest companies are taking part in the this exciting project – SAIC, Oregon Iron Works, Elliott Bay Design Group, David Evans & Associates, alongside international companies such as Dunlop Oil & Marine, ABB and Honeywell International Inc. just to name a few. It takes a real team effort of people and companies with various skills and disciplines to come together and achieve the project objectives - an ocean installation and testing of a scaled AquaBuOY.

It has been a long road to reach this point – to see the AquaBuOY in fabrication, and in a few short months, to see its maiden splash in the Pacific Ocean. The first impression of anyone walking into the Oregon Iron Works fabrication shop of the AquaBuOY is its size. 1/3 of the device submerged section is almost 20 feet in length – see pictures. Well, we are dealing with the ocean that exhibits large forces, making a device of almost 80 feet in length seem not very big in proportion.

The public consultation is now in full swing for our wind projects in British Columbia, Canada. We spent the last two weeks in northern British Columbia talking to residents, businesses, and First Nations about our plans to enter four wind projects in the provincial Environmental Assessment process. What a great part of the province! Winter was long gone, it was sunny and warm, and the cookies were good too.

I’d like to welcome you to our new website. Our company has been growing, and this new website captures the imagination and enthusiasm we’re bringing to renewable energy development. It’s a place where you can learn about our wind and wave energy projects. You can browse our project pages, where we describe our assets and what we’re doing to advance them.