The Government of Canada is committed to investing in innovative clean technologies that create high-quality jobs, generate new economic opportunities and protect the environment.
Through the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII), the Government of Canada has invested $300,000 to help define the engineering and design requirements of a 500-kilowatt (KW) floating tidal turbine system that could operate in remote areas along the British Columbia coastline. The project has since been determined to be feasible and will receive an additional $1.5 million through the Clean Energy Fund to support its demonstration phase.
Water Wall Turbine Inc. has developed a unique and innovative technical solution to efficiently harvest tidal and river stream energy. The concept involves an anchored floating structure with a large turbine that rotates at slow speed. This technology will provide a predictable level of highly efficient energy extraction — almost double that of conventional propeller-driven devices. The technology is scalable from half a megawatt (MW) to 5 MW per unit. The units can also be linked in series across wider channels or strung out along tidal or river channels to produce larger multiples of power. The flexibility and scalability of the technology, together with its high efficiency, allow for large market potential beyond our borders.
The Dent Island Tidal Power Generation Project will showcase Canadian clean technology that could potentially become a unique, cost-effective energy generating technology that is used around the world. Once established, this technology could put Canada in the forefront of tidal and river current power generation.
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Alexandra Lemieux
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Office of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources
613-996-2007
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Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-992-4447
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