Description
The Andrtiz Hammerfest Hydro MK1 was the proposed technology to be deployed on Berth E at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) Test Site. The Mk1 has an 18.4 m diameter rotor and rated power of 1.5 MW. The turbine is a horizontal axis, 3 bladed, seabed mounted tidal turbine, which has been successfully deployed (3 machines) at MeyGen in Scotland. The Mk1 design represents the next generation in seabed mounted tidal turbine development for AHH incorporating a number of new features both to customise elements of the device for operation in the Bay of Fundy, but also to ready the device for commercial scale deployment.
The project planned to start with a single turbine and expand to an array.
Location
The project was planned to be near Parrsboro, NS; located at the FORCE Test Site in the Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia Canada.
Licensing Information
The project received a Marine Licence from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. Additionally, through FORCE, the project had an approved Environmental Assessment. The project also required an Authorization from the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Prior to installation, the project would also require a permit from Transport Canada under the Navigable Waters Act.
Project Progress
DP Energy has withdrawn the Uisce Tapa project and returned the berths at FORCE.
Key Environmental Issues
There are a number of species of interest near the project site as well as two key species at risk, the White Shark and the Inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic salmon.
As the project could cause harm to these species, an authorization from the DFO was required.
The project needed to provide an acceptable Environmental Effects Monitoring Plan and provide an Offsetting Plan to address any mitigate potential issues.
Baseline information can be found at the FORCE metdata project site page: https://tethys.pnnl.gov/project-sites/fundy-ocean-research-center-energ…