Sustainable Marine Unveils ‘Next-gen Platform’ ahead of World-leading Tidal Energy Project
Sustainable Marine is forging ahead with plans to deliver the world’s first floating tidal energy array after unveiling its next-generation platform in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Construction of the pioneering new 420kW PLAT-I 6.40 floating tidal energy platform was recently completed at A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd. in Meteghan, Nova Scotia and launched today in the Bay of Fundy, which experiences the highest tides on earth.
It will undergo commissioning and testing in Grand Passage and will then be moved to the FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy) site as part of the first phase of the ground-breaking Pempa’q In-stream Tidal Energy Project. The Pempa’q Project takes its name from the Mi’kmaq First Nation word ‘Pempa’q’ meaning ‘rise of the tide’, in honour of the Bay of Fundy’s Indigenous communities.
Canadian tidal developer Sustainable Marine has completed construction of its next-generation platform in Nova Scotia and has launched it in the Bay of Fundy.
The new 420kW PLAT-I 6.40 floating tidal energy platform was recently completed at AF Theriault & Son in Meteghan.
The platform will undergo commissioning and testing in Grand Passage and will then be moved to the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy site as part of the first phase of the Pempa’q In-stream Tidal Energy Project.
The total in-stream tidal energy project will deliver up to 9MW of electricity to the Nova Scotia grid.
The Pempa’q project takes its name from the Mi’kmaq First Nation word ‘Pempa’q’ meaning ‘rise of the tide’, in honour of the Bay of Fundy’s indigenous communities.
Sustainable Marineis forging ahead with plans to deliver the world’s first floating tidal energy array after unveiling its next-generation platform in Nova Scotia, Canada. Construction of the pioneering new 420kW PLAT-I 6.40 floating tidal energy platform was recently completed at A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd. in Meteghan, Nova Scotia and launched in the Bay of Fundy, which experiences the highest tides on earth. Courtesy of Sustainable Marine
It will undergo commissioning and testing in Grand Passage and will then be moved to the FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy) site as part of the first phase of the ground-breaking Pempa’q In-stream Tidal Energy Project. The Pempa’q Project takes its name from the Mi’kmaq First Nation word ‘Pempa’q’ meaning ‘rise of the tide’, in honor of the Bay of Fundy’s Indigenous communities.