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Canada In-Stream, Tidal Energy,
and Ocean Energy Hydro Kinetic Resource Assessments
Nova
Scotia Tidal Hot Spots
Nova
Scotia Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC):
Survey and Characterization of Potential Project Sites
In 2006 the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) studied
areas in Nova Scotia with potential to generate renewable energy
through the use of tidal in-stream technologies. This work was
funded by Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Nova Scotia Power.
Seven potential locations were identified in the Bay of Fundy.
Based on an assumption that 15 percent of the tidal energy could
be extracted without causing significant environmental impacts
(this assumption still needs to be tested), the study concluded
that the seven areas could generate a total of 330 megawatts (MW)
as follows:
Cumberland Basin, 6.5 MW
Minas Channel, 131 MW
Minas Passage, 166 MW
Cobequid Bay, 6.3 MW
Digby Gut, 4.9 MW
Petit Passage, 9.2 MW
Grand Passage, 6.6 MW
New
Brunswick Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC):
Survey and Characterization of Potential Project Sites
EPRI has also prepared a similar study of New Brunswick tidal
energy potential, identifying eight areas in the Bay of Fundy
with capacity to generate at least 90 MW.
Lubec Narrows, 1.2 MW
Western Passage, 10.8 MW
Head Harbour Passage, 14.0 MW
Letete Passage, 4.2 MW
Saint John River, to be determined
Cape Enrage, 30.0 MW
Shepody Bay, 13.0 MW
Cumberland Basin, 16.7 MW
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