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Ocean Power Technologies Expands U.S. and International Deployment Footprint
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: OPTT) (“OPT” or the “Company”), a leader in innovative and cost-effective low-carbon marine power, data, and service solutions, today announced an expansion in its global deployment footprint across U.S. government, international, and research customers. In the United States, OPT has increased its PowerBuoy® deployments from a single research-focused system to five concurrent deployments. These
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