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Tag Archives: Cape Sharp Tidal Inc.
Bad day at Black Rock: Tidal turbine breaks down; FORCE monitoring gear washes ashore
A day after Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. announced that its underwater turbine has broken down and its blades are no longer turning, fisherman Darren Porter spotted a yellow object at the water’s edge near the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Big Moon, Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Darren Porter, lobster study
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No one taking responsibility for monitoring abandoned tidal turbine
As the blades continue to turn on an abandoned tidal turbine in the turbulent waters of the Minas Passage, no one seems willing to ensure there is monitoring of their possible effects on fish and other sea creatures. On Friday, … Continue reading
Emera seeks to abandon its stake in Cape Sharp Tidal Inc.
Emera, parent company of Nova Scotia Power, has announced it’s withdrawing from its partnership in Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., the company that has a test turbine sitting on the bottom of the Minas Passage. In a statement released today, Emera … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Emera, Naval Energies, OpenHydro
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Troubled financial waters ahead for Bay of Fundy tidal test project?
Just days after the successful deployment of its latest OpenHydro turbine in the Minas Passage, Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. could be facing an uncertain future. Two Irish newspapers, the Irish Times and the Irish Examiner are reporting that its French parent company, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Emera, Irish Examiner, Irish Times, OpenHydro
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Cape Sharp Tidal deploys another Bay of Fundy turbine
Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. successfully deployed its second massive 2MW turbine Sunday afternoon at its test site in the turbulent waters of the Minas Passage, eight kilometres west of Parrsboro, N.S. “We had a very good day today,” said a … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Alasdair McLean, Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., FORCE, Mark Taylor, OpenHydro, Stacey Pineau, Tony Wright
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Cape Sharp: tidal turbine generated little power, but was a success; FORCE: expanding test site makes sense
Cape Sharp Tidal sold only 41.4 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity to Nova Scotia Power last year, enough to power the equivalent of about four homes, far short of the 500 the company claimed when it first deployed the turbine in … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Darren Porter, Mary McPhee, Matt Lumley, MWh, Stacey Pineau
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Cape Sharp Tidal can’t say when its turbine will go back in the water
Cape Sharp’s tidal turbine, recovered from the Minas Passage on June 15, is still undergoing repairs and upgrades in the harbour at Saint John, N.B. and the company can’t say when it might be re-deployed at its testing site west … Continue reading
Posted in Parrsboro news, Technology, Tidal Power
Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Stacey Pineau
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Fundy tidal turbine finally retrieved for testing and repair
Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. successfully retrieved its 1,000 tonne, OpenHydro tidal turbine today from the FORCE test site at Black Rock west of Parrsboro. In an e-mail to The New Wark Times, Stacey Pineau, who speaks for the company, said the … Continue reading
Tidal turbine recovery attempts disrupting lobster season, fisherman complains
Bay of Fundy lobster fisherman Mark Taylor says he’s increasingly frustrated over disruptive operations around the tidal turbine test site in the Minas Passage. So far, he’s been forced to move his lobster traps several times to avoid damage as … Continue reading
Tidal turbine retrieval and testing disrupting lobster season, violating environmental regulations, Fundy fishers complain
Bay of Fundy fishermen are complaining about disruptions to this year’s lobster season because of unexpected plans to re-deploy the tidal turbine now underwater at the FORCE site in the Minas Passage. During meetings yesterday in Advocate Harbour and Parrsboro, … Continue reading
Fundy fishermen lose court challenge to tidal turbines
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has ruled that the provincial environment minister acted reasonably when she approved plans for the installation of two Cape Sharp tidal turbines in the Minas Passage, near Parrsboro. The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s … Continue reading
