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A new attempt at tidal power will be launched next year

August 11, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

A renewed effort is underway to harness Bay of Fundy tidal power using a floating platform technology with six mounted turbines to capture kinetic energy from the flowing water.* The Pempa’q In-stream Tidal Energy Project will build upon the knowledge gained during a two-year field test at Grand Passage near Digby where the PLAT-I produced...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: AF Theriault & Son, Bay of Fundy, Black Rock Tidal, David Stoddart-Scott, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), Jason Hayman, Mark Savory, Minas Tidal, Pempa’q, reconcept GmbH, Schottel Energy, Scottish Enterprise, Spicer Marine Energy, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), The Pempa’q In-stream Tidal Energy Project, tidal power

Tidal power update: new legislation clears way for three new projects, but a tidal power industry is still “decades” away

October 27, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

The dream of commercializing renewable energy from the world’s largest tides got a new lease on life last week. The Nova Scotia government amended a law to give three tidal developers permission to pursue the goal. The first project to test the powerful tidal waters of the Bay of Fundy, a $20 million-plus venture between...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Allan McMaster, Bay of Fundy tidal turbines, David Rodenhiser, DP Energy Canada, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), Jason Hayman, Karsten Reetz, Lengkeek Vessel Engineering, Marine Renewable Energy Act, Minas Tidal LP, Minister Darren Mombourquette, MLA Susan Leblanc, reconcept Group, Sarah Thomas, Sustainable Marine Technologies (SME)

Tidal recall: the province says it will pay the estimated $5 million to remove the tidal turbine abandoned on the floor of the Minas Basin, but doesn’t say when

April 9, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Energy and Mines Minister Derek Mombourquette announced last week the province intends to “eventually retrieve” the abandoned 1,000-tonne, five-storey turbine abandoned at the bottom of the Bay of Fundy near Parrsboro. “Eventually” is the key word in that sentence since there is no timeline and no obvious financial means to pay a salvage bill estimated...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Cape Sharp Tidal, DP Energy, Emera, FORCE, Jason Hayman, Minas Tidal Limited Partnership, Minister Derek Mombourquette, Naval Energies, OpenHydro, Schottel Hydro, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) Canada, tidal turbine

Tidal power isn’t dead yet

Three companies are still committed to developing the industry, but after the OpenHydro collapse, obtaining the hundreds of millions of dollars in needed investment may be an upstream battle.

September 4, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

Tomorrow (Wednesday), an Irish High Court will begin to sort out the ownership of an Irish company whose bankruptcy forced it to abandon its gigantic principal asset — a doughnut-shaped, five-storey high, 1,000-tonne turbine — an ocean away at the bottom of the Bay of Fundy. The third version of the company’s device, designed to...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Cape Sharp Tidal, DP Energy, Fundy Ocean Research Centre (FORCE), Jason Hayman, John Kerr, John Woods, Minas Basin tidal project, OpenHydro, Sustainable Marine Energy

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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