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The Pathway: A program for regulatory certainty for instream tidal energy projects

April 2019 – July 2021

A technology development program that actively engages project developer, regulators and supporting SME’s to define an approved monitoring solution that will:

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Developing Enhanced Marine Operations (DEMO) in High Flow Tidal Environments

Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 13:00 - Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 14:00

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‘Omics project takes de-risking NS’s offshore to next phase

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Joint Partnership Identifies Fundy Lessons Learned

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Image courtesy of Dr. Lukas Swan.

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.

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.

Jessie Lilly attaches a tag to an Atlantic Sturgeon at night

Image courtesy of Jessie Lilly.

Student Spotlight

Jessie Lilly

M.Sc. candidate. Studying marine biology at Acadia University’s Coastal Ecology lab under Dr. Michael Stokesbury.

For Jessie, holiday trips to Vancouver Island, charter fishing excursions with her dad and becoming a certified diver at the age of 15 sparked her interest in marine ecology. These experiences made her aware of the tough balance between sustaining fisheries and preserving ecosystems, leading her to want to pursue fisheries science.

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Upcoming News & Events

Developing Enhanced Marine Operations (DEMO) in High Flow Tidal Environments

‘Omics project takes de-risking NS’s offshore to next phase

Joint Partnership Identifies Fundy Lessons Learned

Dr. Lukas Swan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

Testing of a New Turbine Blade Design and Blade Materials

Jessie Lilly

M.Sc. candidate. Studying marine biology at Acadia University’s Coastal Ecology lab under Dr. Michael Stokesbury.