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Community Engagement Strategies & Resource Guide To Support Small-Scale Tidal Power in Nova Scotia

March – July 2013

Community engagement strategies and a resource guide for stakeholders involved in marine renewable energy will support the success of marine renewable energy development in Nova Scotia.

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Southwest Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Resource Assessment

June 2013

This is an assessment of the in-stream tidal resources in Southwest Nova Scotia consisting of Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby Counties.

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Automating the post-processing of noisy hydroacoustic fish surveying for monitoring tidal turbines

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Whale Tails & Other Stories of the Outer Bay of Fundy Marine Guide Now Available

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Researcher Spotlight

Dr. Lukas Swan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

Lukas Swan was first introduced to renewable energy and battery electric vehicles while growing up in California. “I became fascinated with energy use, saw a unique role for my skills, and applied them to batteries for grid storage,” he says.

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Optimized Combinations of Tidal, Wind and Solar Electricity Generation with Energy Storage to Meet Nova Scotia’s Electrical Demand

Wind, solar and tidal-generated electricity have different — but potentially complimentary — cyclic times, which creates some interesting possibilities. This project looks at how best to meet Nova Scotia’s electricity load requirements through a combination of energy storage, intermittent renewable energy output, thermal and hydro generation.

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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.”

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Community Engagement Strategies & Resource Guide To Support Small-Scale Tidal Power in Nova Scotia

Southwest Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Resource Assessment

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Upcoming News & Events

Automating the post-processing of noisy hydroacoustic fish surveying for monitoring tidal turbines

Whale Tails & Other Stories of the Outer Bay of Fundy Marine Guide Now Available

OERA Energy Update - January, 2021

Dr. Lukas Swan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

Optimized Combinations of Tidal, Wind and Solar Electricity Generation with Energy Storage to Meet Nova Scotia’s Electrical Demand

Christopher Sangster

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