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49 04 / COUNTRY REPORTS Participation in Collaborative International Projects In September 2011, Canada and the United Kingdom endorsed the Canada-United Kingdom Joint Declaration to ensure a stronger partnership for the 21 st century. As part of the Joint Declaration both governments declared an intention to mutually encourage the development of marine renewable energy technologies from pilot-scale devices to grid-connected power generation stations. In May 2012, the tenets of the UK-Canada Joint Declaration were further articulated in the Canada–UK Innovation Statement, which committed the UK and Canada to “collaboration on technology development and knowledge sharing between both countries to accelerate the development, demonstration and deployment of technologies and process to support the marine energy sector…”. There have been five missions between Scottish and English government officials and Canada, as well as a marine renewable energy trade-mission, with government and industry representatives, under the auspices of the Joint Declaration. These missions explored strategic partnership opportunities and further strengthened commercialization efforts between Canada and the UK. In February 2009, the Clean Energy Dialogue was established between Canada and the United States to enhance joint collaboration on the development of clean energy science and technologies to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change. In June 2012, the release of the Clean Energy Dialogue Action Plan II identified offshore renewable energy as one of the policy priorities under the Electricity Grid Working Group. As part of this initiative, Canada’s Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Department of Energy collaborated in the commissioning of a report on the marine renewable energy regulatory regimes of the following six European countries: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. The focus of this report, entitled “International Overview of Marine Renewable Energy Regulatory Frameworks”, is to provide a governance and regulatory overview of each country and lessons learnt by industry and government in the administration of offshore renewable energy activities. The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) joined in a strategic relationship in 2011 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. In 2012, both FORCE and EMEC continued collaborative activities in scientific and technical areas of mutual interest. Canada had a significant presence at ICOE 2012 in Dublin, with over 25 Canadian companies participating. At ICOE 2012, it was announced that Marine Renewables Canada will host ICOE 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION Operational Ocean Energy Projects The technology developer, Renewable Energy Research (RER), reports that the 250 kW TREK turbine has been in operation since August 17 th 2010 in the Saint-Lawrence River near Montreal, Quebec. As of December 2012, RER reports that it has been operating for a total of 19,130 hours, without any disruption and zero failure. RER is planning to install more turbines starting in 2013. The 20 MW Annapolis Royal tidal barrage power plant was commissioned in 1984 and continues to operate today. It is owned and operated by Nova Scotia Power (a subsidiary of the utility company EMERA). Annapolis Royal is the only commercial tidal power plant in North America. New Developments The 500 kW (2 x 250 kW) Canoe Pass project in British Columbia is planning to deploy the New Energy EnCurrent generators in 2013. The project will be in a causeway of a narrow channel between Quadra and Maud Islands in British Columbia. FORCE has completed construction of the 138 kV transmission line and the substation and electrical infrastructure. FORCE has also completed phase 1 of the subsea cable lay trials. The FORCE visitors centre received about 3,700 visitors as of November 2012.
50 Fundy Tidal Inc., a community-based project developer, was awarded COMFIT approvals for 5 of their projects: Digby Gut (1.5 MW); Petit Passage (500 kW) and Grand Passage (500 kW) which are near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, and near Cape Breton; Grand Narrows / Barra Strait (100 kW) and; Great Bras D’Or Channel (500 kW). Currently, Fundy Tidal Inc. is undertaking resource assessment analyses, site characterization and screening-level environmental assessment work. In-stream tidal current energy converters for these projects will be chosen through a request for proposal (RFP) process. Clean Current is preparing for early spring deployment of their new river-current turbine for initial testing and demonstration in Manitoba. Idénergie is a new company that is developing very-small scale river-current energy converters. They have conducted initial trials with their machine in Quebec. Verdant Power is moving forward with the CORE project in the St. Lawrence River, near Cornwall in Ontario. Emera is understood to be advancing their tidal development plans in Nova Scotia, with the aim of contributing to the first Marine Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap target in 2016. ANNUAL REPORT 2012
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