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Ocean Power Technologies Highlights Marine Energy Leadership in Testimony Before New Jersey Legislature
From Innovation to Policy: OPT Leverages Proven Marine Energy Track Record to Help Shape the FutureMONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: OPTT) (“OPT” or the “Company”), a leader in innovative, low-carbon offshore power, data, and service solutions, today announced its participation in a joint hearing of the New Jersey Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee and the Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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