Nova Scotia Turns the Tide With Bay of Fundy Turbine

摘要

After successfully retrieving a novel tidal turbine system deployed in the Bay of Fundy last November, a Nova Scotia research team is upgrading its second turbine and monitoring equipment for another deployment in 2018. Inspection at Port Saint John has found that the overall exterior of the recovered Cape Sharp Tidal turbine is in good condition, according to an Emera spokeswoman. "The focus right now [for the 4-MW Cape Sharp Tidal project] is on improving efficiency and reliability," says Kevin Harnett, systems engineering manager at OpenHydro, an in-stream tidal turbine technology developer and manufacturer based in Ireland.