Tidal power legislation in the works
Posted Jul 8, 2011 10:38:40 AM.
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Nova Scotia’s Premier says legislation is in the works to make tidal power a reality in our waters.
“To the developers, the province respects your commitment to developing this field,” Premier Darrell Dexter said in his keynote speech to the Nova Scotia Tidal Symposium at the Westin hotel, Friday. “Taking new technology and putting it 40 meters below the ocean in the most punishing tidal currents you can find.”
Speaking with reporters outside, Dexter said the province wants to ensure the appropriate legislation is in place as the province looks to harness the waters in the Bay of Fundy.
He said tidal developers, interest groups and stakeholders have been invited to the table to discuss future legislation.
“What are the potential effects of tidal turbines?” said Dexter. “What is it we have to be cognizant of, careful of?”
He said Nova Scotia’s goal is to turn the ocean into a source of power which is safe, clean, reliable and affordable.
The speech also referenced the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project which Nova Scotia has partnered with Newfoundland and Labrador to bring to fruition.
Dexter said the project would put the province in the middle of an energy loop.
