John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced an investment of $1.5 million under the Government of Canada’s Clean Energy Fund. The funding will support Water Wall Turbine Inc.’s Dent Island Tidal Power Generationdevelopment and demonstration project, which is designed to efficiently harvest tidal and river stream energy.
With the Government’s support, this project enables the development and demonstration of a 500-kilowatt tidal energy power plant off British Columbia’s coast. The project has the potential to establish a unique, cost-effective power generating technology for use around the world.
The Government of Canada’s Clean Energy Fund provides support for research, development and demonstration projects that produce and use energy in a cleaner and more efficient manner that will create jobs, generate economic opportunities and help protect the environment.
John Weston
Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country
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