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<strong>Marine</strong> Renewable <strong>Energy</strong><br />
- from Strategy to<br />
Implementation<br />
OREG Conference<br />
Halifax September 13<br />
<strong>Bruce</strong> <strong>Cameron</strong><br />
Director Renewable and Sustainable <strong>Energy</strong>
Implementation Objectives<br />
“The implementation <strong>of</strong> the Strategy will provide the opportunity<br />
to deliver cost-competitive renewable electricity to serve <strong>Nova</strong><br />
<strong>Scotia</strong>’s need for more diversified and stable energy sources. It<br />
will also provide the opportunity to apply local knowledge and<br />
skills to export to global markets in the future.”
Strategic Actions<br />
• Build alliances and partnerships<br />
• Focus on areas <strong>of</strong> strength<br />
• Support targeted development initiatives<br />
• Create tools for planning and economic<br />
development
Alliances & Partnerships<br />
• Provinces<br />
– MOU with BC & others to follow<br />
• Canada<br />
• National opportunity<br />
– DFO<br />
• <strong>Marine</strong> Environment; Statement <strong>of</strong> Best Practice<br />
– NRCan<br />
• Innovation and Regulatory<br />
• First Nations<br />
– NS Mi’kmaq<br />
• Consultation and collaboration
Alliances & Partnerships<br />
• Canadian Industry<br />
– OREG<br />
• Cross Canada industry<br />
– MEA<br />
• <strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong> supplier community<br />
– FORCE<br />
• Industry test centre<br />
• Alstom, MCT/Minas, Atlantis<br />
– Emera<br />
• <strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong> electric utility owner with international<br />
power development interests
Alliances & Partnerships<br />
• Canadian Researchers<br />
– BIO<br />
– Universities<br />
– OERA/FORCE<br />
• International Initiatives<br />
– Parrsboro Dialogue<br />
– UK Mission<br />
– <strong>Marine</strong> Scotland<br />
– Clean <strong>Energy</strong> Dialogue with USA<br />
– ICOE<br />
– Linkages with Korea and Asian Wind and Tidal
Focus on Areas <strong>of</strong> Strength<br />
• Resource potential<br />
• Ocean research base<br />
• Offshore petroleum<br />
• Shipbuilding and fabrication
Targeted Development<br />
• Feed in Tariffs<br />
• Incubation and Testing<br />
• Monitoring and site characterization<br />
• Deployment, survivability and retrieval<br />
– repeat
Planning & Development<br />
• Key role <strong>of</strong> government<br />
– Building and maintaining public trust<br />
• Environmental protection<br />
• Economic development<br />
– Planning and development supports those roles<br />
• Planning tools<br />
– SEA<br />
– Licences<br />
– Research and Stakeholder Forums<br />
– Regulatory Coordination
Planning & Development<br />
• Developmental tools<br />
– Licences<br />
– FIT’s<br />
• Key Factor<br />
– An adaptive approach<br />
• flexible - open to address new challenges &<br />
opportunities
Priorities & Progress<br />
Priorities: Establish Forums; set FITs; support federal<br />
innovation; complete Statement <strong>of</strong> Best Practice; draft<br />
legislation; Maintain Momentum<br />
Progress: Advances on all three plans – research,<br />
markets, regulatory in 2012-13
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