To Catch an Underwater Hurricane: Tidal Potential in Canada's Bay of Fundy

摘要

Located off the northern coast of Maine and between the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the Bay of Fundy is an ocean bay 270 km (170 miles) long that hosts the world's highest tides. In fact, the Bay of Fundy pushes about 160 billion tonnes of water every tide - more than all the freshwater rivers and streams in the world combined. Often referred to as the "Everest of Tidal Power" by technology developers, the Bay of Fundy provides very strong, uniform and predictable currents. The regions where these currents occur are very wide and long, differing from other regions of strong water flow that occur in narrow restricted passages. Because of the strong currents, the seabed has been eroded to bedrock, providing a solid and stable foundation for the placement of tidal energy devices.