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Tag Archives: Stacey Pineau
Cape Sharp Tidal scrambling to meet deadline for environmental monitoring
STORY UPDATED ON FRIDAY AUGUST 10 As the blades on the 16-metre tidal turbine deployed on July 22 in the Minas Passage continue to turn with no monitoring for their potential effects on sea creatures, Cape Sharp Tidal Ventures Inc. … Continue reading
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 announces delay in deploying another Fundy turbine
Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. has announced it won’t be deploying another turbine in the Minas Passage, near Parrsboro, N.S., until sometime next year “when the weather is calmer and more predictable.” A news release issued yesterday said the company is … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal, Darren Porter, environmental monitoring devices, Fundy United, 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 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
