First Instream Tidal Energy in Atlantic Canada to Release in Early 2022

After completing construction of its Grand Passage substation, Sustainable Marine will demonstrate that Nova Scotia’s world-famous tidal streams can produce vast amounts of clean and predictable energy.

“We are on target to connect the platform to the substation in the first quarter of next year,” said company CEO Jason Hayman during the annual Marine Renewables Canada conference in Halifax this week. “This will be a significant milestone for marine energy in Nova Scotia as it will be the first floating tidal platform to connect directly into the power grid.”

After successfully building an onshore electrical substation in the Bay of Fundy, the company will use the PLAT-1 tidal energy platform, which is now installed and expected to be grid-connected and generating energy by early2022, to harness the previously untapped power of these world-record-breaking tides.

Thanks to new recruitment efforts, the company is proving its ability to deliver turnkey solutions for large-scale international tidal and floating wind projects.

Investing in a modern environmental monitoring program will provide a comprehensive and robust analysis of the technology’s impact on marine life, which is currently considered negligible by international scientists.

“Nova Scotia was built with a pioneering and adventurous spirit taking full advantage of its natural resources to drive growth and prosperity,” said Hayman. “In the wake of COP26, and the global push towards net-zero we are reconnecting with those core roots to accelerate the energy transition in Atlantic Canada, helping reinforce the region’s position as a leader in marine renewable energy. Nova Scotia benefits from some of the world’s most powerful tidal energy streams, and with rapidly advancing floating offshore wind technology, there is enormous potential to transform the future energy mix from harmful diesel and coal power generation to ultra-low impact marine renewables.”

To date, hundreds of hours and terabytes of data have been collected. Sustainable Marine has also partnered with Ocean Tracking Network, a global aquatic research, data management, and partnership organization based at Dalhousie University, to detect tagged fish. The collected data will help understand aquatic species movement within the system.

Supply chain partners were also brought together by Sustainable Marine earlier this week to kick-off the MRC conference with presentations from A.F. Theriault, Ocean Sonics, and Lengkeek Vessel Engineering as well as FORCE – the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy.

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