The government of the Nova Scotia province in Canada has committed to spend CAD 1.5 million over the next three years on pilot projects related to solar and tidal energy as well as electricity use, management and storage.
Mandate to cut greenhouse gas emissions could fuel a market for clean-tech expertise. Canada’s renewable energy and clean technology sectors could figure prominently and profitably in American states’ efforts to comply with the recently introduced U.S. Clean Power Plan. Many Canadians can also expect improved air quality along with even higher electricity costs during periods of peak demand if, as envisioned, a vast network of U.S. based coal-fired generating plants are shut down.
Nov. 9, Energy Minister Michel Samson released Our Electricity Future: Nova Scotia's Electricity Plan, a look at the next 25 years of electricity use in the province. The plan reflects findings from the yearlong review, the department said, which heard from more than 1,300 Nova Scotians and technical experts. Themes that emerged included price stability, innovations, accountability and competition.
FORCE and its partners are entering a period of frequent and ongoing activity at locations including the Parrsboro wharf, West Bay, and the FORCE site in the Minas Passage.
These exercises relate both to turbine deployment preparation as well as underwater monitoring platform trials, deployment, and data capture.
Vessels, barges, and personnel may enter and exit the Parrsboro wharf from time to time. Activities may also include crane use, necessitating brief delays in wharf access. FORCE will work with all wharf users in an effort to minimize disruption to routine activities.
The public is welcome to observe marine operations from the FORCE visitor centre, open Thurs – Mon, 10AM-5PM, until November 9.
Cape Sharp Tidal, in a joint venture between Emera Inc. and OpenHydro, is taking final steps to deploy 2-MW Open-Centre marine hydrokinetic (MHK) ducted turbines at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada.
