Athenaeum Tidal Series: Can Tidal Energy Make Nova Scotia Green?

Geophysics/Hydrodynamics: Richard Karsten (2015/12/01)

Link: http://theath.ca/opinions/tidal-series-can-tidal-energy-make-nova-scotia-green/

This article is part of the Athenaeum Tidal Series.

I am a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics who uses mathematical models and numerical simulations to do research in physical oceanography and fluid dynamics. For the past eight years, I’ve led a team of Acadia students and research assistants that have researched the potential of tidal energy in the Bay of Fundy. Working in collaboration with other universities, several Nova Scotia businesses, and the Nova Scotian and Canadian governments, our team has calculated the size of the resource and determined the best possible locations for turbines. And along the way, we’ve also learned an incredible amount about the tides of the Bay of Fundy.