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• 01-Dec-2011 BioPower Systems Awarded $5 Million From Victorian Government

  BioPower Systems today announced that the Victorian Government has awarded $5 million to the company in support of its bioWAVE pilot demonstration project. Further details are included in the media release.
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• 08-Aug-2011 BioPower Systems Power Module Grid-Tested And Ready For Sea Trials

  BioPower Systems has completed extensive tests of its full-scale O-Drive^TM power conversion module, successfully delivering stable power to the grid over extended periods with a high level of efficiency.
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• 24-May-2011 BioPower Systems Receives New Patents

  BioPower Systems has been granted patents related to the bioWAVE ocean wave energy system and the bioSTREAM tidal current energy system.  Patents have recently been granted or accepted in several countries including Australia, South Africa, USA, New Zealand, and Mexico.

• 10-Jan-2011 BioPower Systems Opens New Test Centre

  The company has recently relocated its headquarters to a combined office and industrial facility where it has established a Test Centre for O-Drive^TM power conversion equipment. The Test Centre features a high-capacity grid connection for testing of full-scale equipment. Two 250kW O-Drive^TM units and a bioSTREAM^TM fin-actuation system have been assembled at the Test Centre and are currently being operated under simulated ocean conditions.
  
  

• 04-Jan-2011 International Exhibitions Showcase bioWAVE^TM

  Next week the company will wrap up a six-month exhibition at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York. The exhibition has featured the bioWAVE^TM technology as an example of advanced modern design using biomimicry, or nature-inspired design. The bioWAVE^TM design has also recently featured in Unlimited: Designing for the Asia Pacific, a new international initiative by the Queensland Government. Adding to this, BioPower Systems is currently on show at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as part of the ‘Whales to Windmills’: Inspiration From The Sea program and at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney as part of Ecologic: Creating a Sustainable Future.

• 15-Oct-2010 David Iverach Joins the Board of BioPower Systems

  Dr. David Iverach has joined the board of directors of BioPower Systems. David brings a wealth of business and project experience to the company. He has been involved in a wide range of large infrastructure and renewable energy projects, most recently as CEO of Transfield Investments.
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• 16-Mar-2010 BioPower Systems Secures Access to Commercial-Scale Wave Energy Site in Victoria

  BioPower Systems has announced that it has secured land access, onshore development rights, and project intellectual property for a commercial-scale wave energy site near Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia.
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• 13-Jan-2010 bioWAVE^TM to be featured at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York

  bioWAVE^TM to be featured at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York from 14 May 2010 through 11 January 2011.
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• 14-Oct-2009 BioPower Systems Collaborates With City of San Francisco on Wave Energy Project

  BioPower Systems recently announced the signing of a collaborative agreement with the City of San Francisco to investigate and develop a wave energy project. Further details are included in the media release.
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• 14-Oct-2009 BioPower Systems To Develop Wave Energy Projects with Spain’s Elecnor

  BioPower Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spanish global project development company Elecnor SA for development of wave energy projects. Further details are included in the media release.
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• 17-Aug-2009 Siemens and BioPower Systems sign MoU for ocean power partnership

  Siemens and BioPower Systems recently signed a Memorandum of understanding to evaluate and develop joint opportunities for ocean power conversion. Further details are included in the media release.
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