OPT Completes First Sea Trial for WAM-V USVs at USCG-Approved Test Site

22 May 2025

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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), a leader in innovative, cost-effective, low-carbon, and artificial intelligence maritime services that enable safer and more productive ocean operations and related power, data, and service solutions, announced that it has completed its first WAM-V^® 22 sea trials for a customer with substantial operations in Sub Saharan Africa. The sea trials were carried out at OPT’s newly permitted test site in Southern New Jersey following site visits and operational reviews by the US Coast Guard.

Philipp Stratmann, CEO of the Company, commented, “This is a great step ahead for OPT. We are pleased that we have completed the sea trials of a WAM-V for a major specialized offshore services customer and were able to do so at our newly permitted test site. This now enables us to test year-round on either coast, making it easier for customers to receive their products and further decreasing the time from booking to revenue recognition.”

For additional details on Ocean Power Technologies and its services and solutions for the defense, security, and ocean energy industries, please visit www.oceanpowertechnologies.com.