East Coast

MCT has signed an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Tidal Energy
Corporation to harness the huge tidal currents of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The world's highest tides are located in Canada's Maritime Provinces. The tidal range exceeds 15 metres near the head of the Bay of Fundy and is accompanied by enormous currents. When the tide is flowing through the 6-kilometre wide narrows between Cape Split and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, it moves at speeds of up to 14 kilometers per hour. Fourteen billion tonnes of water move through this area every 6 1/4 hours.

At mid-tide, the flow in Minas Channel north of Blomidon equals the combined flow of all the rivers and streams on Earth.

The tidal range at the head of the Bay of Fundy is over 15m

West Coast

MCT has signed a cooperation agreement with Canada’s BC Tidal Energy Corporation to deploy its SeaGen tidal energy technology in waters off Vancouver, British Columbia.

Marine Current Turbines and BC Tidal Energy Corporation plans to install at least three 1.2 MW turbines in Vancouver’s Campbell River by 2011, subject to gaining the necessary consents. The three turbines would generate power equivalent to the needs of 3000 homes and would be the first step in developing larger tidal farms in the waters off Vancouver Island or other tidal waters along the coastline of British Columbia. It is estimated that the tidal energy potential in British Columbia is in the region of 4000MW, making it one of the best areas for tidal energy anywhere in the world.