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Experiments being conducted at Dalhousie University's Aquatron facility.

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Researcher Spotlight

Innovative Solutions for De-risking Species Detections in Tidal Energy Environmental Effects Monitoring Programs

Dr. Marc Skinner, Stantec Consulting Ltd. & Dr. Robert Hanner, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), University of Guelph

Using new environmental DNA (eDNA) technology, it’s possible to rapidly identify and determine quantities of different fish species in high-flow marine conditions.

Biome Renewables project Sahra Skripsky, Dr. Sue Molloy, Simon Herbinger

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Success Stories

Testing of a New Turbine Blade Design and Blade Materials

Because there’s not yet a standardized, optimal way of extracting power from tidal currents, many tidal industry technologies are currently being tested around the world. The Testing of a New Turbine Blade Design and Blade Materials project used Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility – Dalhousie University’s Aquatron – to demonstrate the potential of a new hydrokinetic tidal turbine design.

Image courtesy of Saint Mary's University.

Student Spotlight

Christopher Sangster

M.Sc. student, Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University

Time spent as a child on the beaches of his home province instilled in Chris Sangster a natural curiosity about his surroundings. “My interest in geology began when I was quite young,” he says. “My parents and I spent a lot of time exploring the beaches around Nova Scotia and collecting interesting rocks and sometimes fossils which we would come across.”