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Greening the Grid
Using more renewable energy is an important goal in Nova Scotia, and a recent research initiative might make it easier to do just that. “We are…
Test-driving Net Zero Atlantic’s Atlantic Canada Energy System Model
Prepping Net Zero Atlantic’s Atlantic Canada energy system model for widespread use when it launches later this year is Emma Fudge’s focus as a tester…
Putting the ocean to work to reduce climate change impacts; Planetary Hydrogen advancing ocean-based cleantech
Author: Mike Kelland, Chief Executive Officer, Planetary Hydrogen Atlantic Canada is first and foremost an ocean economy and that economy is buzzing…
The Gathering of Stories: My Experience with Cultivating a Book
By: Courtney Trowse, Community Collaboration Officer with Sustainable Oceans Applied Research (SOAR) From my earliest recollections I've had three…
The Pathway Program: Validating environmental monitoring solutions for marine renewable energy projects
Author: Luiz Faria, OERA Project Manager The following article was submitted and posted in Tethys Stories on March 4, 2021. A major project risk in…
Introducing OERA Board Member Karen White
At OERA we’re fortunate to have a Board of Directors made up of members from academia, industry, government and beyond. Offering a wealth of…
Hydrogen’s Role in the Maritimes’ Net-Zero Future
By: Alisdair McLean, Executive Director, OERA We all know the pandemic is the most important challenge facing humanity at this moment, but some are…
Pathway Program Report Captures International Expertise
The Pathway Program – a multi-year collaborative initiative between OERA and the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) supported by the Nova…
Greg Trowse & Dr. Len Zedel
Acoustic Doppler Aquatic Animal Monitoring (ADAAM) project A Discussion with Greg Trowse The Acoustic Doppler Aquatic Animal Monitoring (ADAAM)…
Innovative Solutions for De-risking Species Detections in Tidal Energy Environmental Effects Monitoring Programs
Using new environmental DNA (eDNA) technology, it’s possible to rapidly identify and determine quantities of different fish species in high-flow…
Testing of a New Turbine Blade Design and Blade Materials
Because there’s not yet a standardized, optimal way of extracting power from tidal currents, many tidal industry technologies are currently being tested around the world. The Testing of a New Turbine Blade Design and Blade Materials project used Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility – Dalhousie University’s Aquatron – to demonstrate the potential of a new hydrokinetic tidal turbine design.