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Completion of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Background Report for Cape Breton
The OERA announces the completion a comprehensive study aimed at exploring the social, economic and environmental features and effects associated with marine renewable energy projects in coastal Cape Breton and the Bras d’Or Lakes.
GSC Seascape Map of the Bay of Fundy now available
Map depicting the underwater landscapes of the Bay of Fundy is now available from online at GEOSCAN.
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Public Hearing Schedule Issued for Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Feed-In Tariff rate for Developmental Tidal Arrays
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) has issued a Notice of Public Hearing for the setting of the Tidal Energy Feed-In Tariff (FIT) rate for Developmental Tidal Arrays. This FIT will apply to in-stream tidal devices in units greater than 0.5 MW or arrays.
New Graduate Student Research Travel Program
OERA is pleased to announce a new graduate student research travel program. The program is open to full-time graduate students enrolled at a Nova Scotia based university and undertaking research in marine renewable energy or geosciences. The objective of the program is aimed at cultivating collaborations between Nova Scotia researchers and Canadian and international research facilities or laboratories, where longer term, will contribute to the advancement of the offshore energy sector in Nova Scotia.