Research Portal

Displaying 1 – 1 of 1 results

Renewable Energy » Infrastructure and Best Practices

Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Symposium - Small Tidal Workshop

July 2011

As part of the two-day Nova Scotia Tidal Symposium: Getting Power to Market held on July 7 and 8, 2011, the Province of Nova Scotia hosted a half-day small-scale tidal workshop. This workshop included a gap analysis for small-scale in-stream tidal technology.

Upcoming News & Events

OERA Webinar Series

Maritime Regional Wind Energy Resources: Determining preferred regions for additional onshore and offshore wind energy development

Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 1:00pm - Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 2:00pm

Learn More

OERA Energy Update

OERA Energy Update - December, 2020

Learn More

OERA Energy Update

OERA Energy Update - November, 2020

Learn More

Dr. Martin Fowler during sampling for the Morocco project

Image courtesy of Dr. Martin Fowler.

Researcher Spotlight

Dr. Martin Fowler

Senior Geochemist, Applied Petroleum Technology (Canada)

OERA-funded projects: Piston Coring Geochemistry Program and Morocco-Nova Scotia Conjugate Margin Program

A chance encounter at a summer job during his studies toward a BSc in chemistry and geochemistry helped Martin Fowler find the exact intersection of chemistry and geology best suited to him.

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

Image courtesy of Biome Renewables.

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.”

Research Portal

Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Symposium - Small Tidal Workshop

Research Area

Start Date

End Date

Tags

Upcoming News & Events

Maritime Regional Wind Energy Resources: Determining preferred regions for additional onshore and offshore wind energy development

OERA Energy Update - December, 2020

OERA Energy Update - November, 2020

Dr. Martin Fowler

Senior Geochemist, Applied Petroleum Technology (Canada)

Testing of a New Turbine Blade Design and Blade Materials

Christopher Sangster

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