Business
Nova Scotia Power and OpenHydro unveil in-stream tidal turbine - Final preparations underway for deployment in Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia Power and OpenHydro unveil in-stream tidal turbine - Final preparations underway for ...
About this update from Emera Incorporated
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nSep. 23, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- HALIFAX, Sept. 23 /CNW/ -- Nova Scotia Power and its technology partner OpenHydro have unveiled a 1-megawatt (MW) tidal turbine which they will deploy in the Bay of Fundy this fall as part of Nova Scotia's tidal power test facility. The Open-Centre Turbine was manufactured in Ireland by OpenHydro. The turbine will rest directly on the ocean floor using a subsea gravity base fabricated in Dartmouth by Cherubini Metal Works.\"It's exciting to have reached this point in the turbine's development,\" said Rob Bennett, President and CEO of Nova Scotia Power. \"Nova Scotia Power has been harnessing the power of the Bay of Fundy since the 1980s, and we're looking forward to the results and the potential of this emerging technology as part of our overall shift to more renewable energy in Nova Scotia. Reaching this milestone was only possible with the support and work of our partners at Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), particularly Minas Basin Pulp & Power.\"\"We are delighted to be working with Nova Scotia Power on this innovative project\", said James Ives, CEO of OpenHydro. \"We believe that the Bay of Fundy holds huge potential as a source of clean renewable energy and we look forward to completing the installation of our first 1MW turbine this Fall and beginning the detailed turbine and environmental monitoring programme. We are extremely grateful to Cherubini Metal Works for completing construction of the steel subsea base on time and to such a high quality.\"Cherubini Metal Works was awarded a $1.7 Million (CAN) contract in April 2009 to supply the OpenHydro-designed subsea base and to provide support services to the project. Approximately 24 workers at Cherubini have been employed by the project since that time.\"We are very pleased to have been selected to work on this innovative and unique project,\" said Steve Ross, General Manager of Cherubini Metal Works. \"The project has provided the opportunity to be on the forefront of this new energy technology and also has created important jobs here in Nova Scotia. We look forward to the potential of creating a new fabrication industry here in Nova Scotia around tidal energy.\"The 10-metre turbine will be deployed in the Minas Passage of the Bay of Fundy this fall as part of the FORCE tidal test site. Testing will last up ...