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Clean Tech » Geothermal
Community Geothermal Resource: Capacity Assessment and Training Program (GeoCAT)
March 2022 – November 2024
Working together with our partners, Net Zero Atlantic will build project development capacity for mid-depth geothermal energy-based projects in Mi’kmaw and rural Nova Scotia communities.
This project has two parts:
Clean Tech » Feasibility Studies
The importance of ESG reporting for Nova Scotia’s energy sector supply chain
March – May 2022
Demonstrating commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles and reporting has become an integral part of partner selection and investment decision making processes in many industries and jurisdictions.
Clean Tech » Feasibility Studies
Energy Storage Policy and Practices
March – May 2022
To accommodate expanded renewable energy production and accelerated coal plant closures, Nova Scotia’s electricity grid will require additional resources that can store energy and provide reliability. In this context, a comprehensive understanding of the policy and practices that can be use
Clean Tech » Geothermal
Phase III: Nova Scotia Geothermal Strategic Planning Proposal
March – May 2022
The Phase I and Phase II geothermal reports demonstrated that Nova Scotia needs to gather more subsurface data – in particular by drilling one or more exploration wells to further ‘de-risk’ the province’s mid-depth geothermal resources. For these wells to be helpful, they must be located in
Clean Tech » Geothermal
Phase II: Direct Use of Geothermal Heat in Nova Scotia
August – December 2021
Objectives:
Tidal Energy » Infrastructure and Best Practices
Review of Nova Scotia Power Transmission System Interconnection Requirements
April – May 2021
Power Advisory was engaged by OERA on behalf of the Nova Scotia Department of Energy & Mines to review the recently released Nova Scotia Power Transmission System Interconnection Requirements (TSIR) and identify any gaps between recommendations made by Power Advisory in their August 2020 repo
Tidal Energy » Infrastructure and Best Practices
Environmental Effects Monitoring Project
January 2016 – January 2017
FORCE developed an Environmental Effects Monitoring Program (EEMP) to study five major subject areas: fish, marine mammals, lobster, marine noise and seabirds. The EEMP was designed to be adaptive in nature.
Tidal Energy » Infrastructure and Best Practices
Funding and Financial Supports for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia
June – September 2016
To help ensure Nova Scotia and Canada benefit from a sustainable marine renewable energy industry over the longer term, this study identifies the suite of applicable funding and financial support mechanisms used in different jurisdictions around the world, recommends a combination that may be sui
Tidal Energy » Infrastructure and Best Practices
MRE Infrastructure Assessment Update
May – August 2016
This project reviewed the results of a 2011 study to identify where significant changes in infrastructure demands have occurred.