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