David Tudor, a district councillor in the Municipality of the District of Digby, asked staff back in April if they could find out just how much of the electricity demand in Digby County is met with power from this county. Terry Thibodeau, the municipality’s renewable energy coordinator presented council with a report on the question including a list of the major renewable energy projects here.
Longer term, she says Ottawa should become a partner in developing low-flow Fundy tidal power and possibly offshore wind turbines. Funding, she says, could be part of an initiative to add renewables to the national power grid.
The Fundy Applied Sensor Technology platforms are part of a $6.8-million program to learn what goes on in Minas Passage as countless tonnes of water are funnelled through it with each tide.
The 650-kilogram, three-metre-long FAST 1 on display in Parrsboro on Monday will be placed in Minas Passage over the coming months to start gathering data on current strength, turbulence, marine life activity, noise levels and seabed stability.
