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No one taking responsibility for monitoring abandoned tidal turbine

Posted on August 19, 2018 by brucewark

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 →

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Cape Sharp: tidal turbine generated little power, but was a success; FORCE: expanding test site makes sense

Posted on February 16, 2018 by brucewark

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 →

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