The NEB has released the report Canada’s Energy Future 2016: Province and Territory Outlooks. This report provides an overview of the regional dynamics in Canada’s Energy Future 2016: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2040 (EF 2016). It reviews EF 2016 findings and data points for each province and territory, and provides comparisons for energy production and consumption trends between the regions.
Nova Scotia is making plans to ensure it can meet its renewable energy targets in 2020 no matter what happens to the $9.2 billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador, says the province's energy minister.
Nova Scotia has set a goal of obtaining 40 per cent of its electricity from green sources by 2020 -- with Muskrat Falls expected to provide slightly less than 10 per cent of the province's overall needs once it's online.
The provincial government of New Brunswick is offering to work with Saint John businesses to seize the tidal energy sector opportunities which arise from the city’s suitable location on the north shore of the Bay of Fundy.
The Triton floating tidal platform was planned for deployment in fall this year at the BRTP’s berth located at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), near Parrsboro, Bay of Fundy. However, in today’s press release, announcing the appointment of Nils Hirsch as General Manager, and Sue Molloy as Vice President of Strategy and Policy, BRTP stated that the Triton platform would be deployed next year.
