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    Monday, July 09, 2007

    TIDE ENERGY IN NOVA SCOTIA

    The sleeping giant of New Energy gets another trial.

    Prime minister announces funds for tidal energy system
    Paul Mcleod, July 7, 2007 (The Daily News of Halifax)

    WHO
    Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Glennie Langille, spokesperson, Nova Scotia Power (NSP); Open Hydro;
    A 250 kilowatt version of the innovative, 1 megawatt tidal "turbine" to be tested in the Bay of Fundy (click to enlarge)

    It rests on, not in, the seabed. (click to enlarge)

    WHAT
    Harper announced federal funding for a tide energy project in Nova Scotia

    WHEN
    The 1st turbine is expected in 2009. A 2-year test period will follow.

    WHERE
    Bay of Fundy, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
    Open Hydro is based in Dublin, Ireland
    the site of the trial (click to enlarge)

    WHY
    NSP will head the project. Open Hydro will provide the technology.
    NSP’s Langille said tide energy is developmentally where wind energy was 20 years ago.
    The Bay of Fundy project will be the largest in the world to use the Open Hydro technology. The 1st one megawatt turbine will cost $12 million, 1/3 coming from Canadian federal funds. One megawatt is estimated to power 300 homes.

    QUOTES
    Langille: "It's a vote of confidence in tidal development in the Bay of Fundy, and it's a vote of confidence in the hopeful development of a brand new industry…"

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