East Coast
MCT has signed an agreement with Canada’s Minas Basin Pulp and Power 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
2 September 2010
Det Norske Veritas, the international Marine and Offshore Certification and Classification agency (DNV)) has completed a detailed review of the measurement programme used by Marine Current Turbines (MCT) for determining the performance of its SeaGen..... » More
25 August 2010
Marine Current Turbines and its project partner RWE npower renewables hosted an exhibition about its plans to harness the power of the tidal waters off the north-west coast of Anglesey to generate electricity for up to 20% of the Island. .... » More