Tidal Energy Research in the Bay of Fundy Webinar

Webinar #3 in Annex IV Environmental Webinar Series
Sponsored by Ocean Energy Systems (OES)
October 27, 2014 @ 16:30 - 18:00 UTC

Summary
Leading up to International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2014) in Halifax, Annex IV sponsored an environmental webinar focused on tidal energy research associated with the Bay of Fundy tidal site. Due to its geographic location and the overall shape of its basin, the Bay of Fundy is home to the largest tidal ranges in the world, reaching over 16 meters. With such an enormous tidal range, substantial amounts of water moves through this bay every day making it an exceptional tidal energy resource. This webinar highlights the work being done by four scientists who focus their research on better understanding the tidal energy resource and potential in the Bay of Fundy, and how tidal energy developments there may affect the surrounding marine environment.

Speaker Presentation Materials

• A Century of Tidal Power Investigations in the Bay of Fundy (Graham Daborn, Acadia University, Canada)
• Environmental Monitoring at the FORCE Test Site (Anna Redden, Acadia University, Canada)
• The Hydrodynamics of the Bay of Fundy (Richard Karsten, Acadia University, Canada)
• Outer Bay of Fundy Tidal Energy Development: Where the Leviathans Live (Greg Trowse, Fundy Tidal Inc, Canada)

A video recording of the webinar has been posted below: