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Tidal power promised within two years |
Tidal power promised within two years
November 16, 2007
Three 1.2 megawatt tidal power generators are planned for the waters
off Campbell River's shores by 2009.
Marine Current Turbine and BC Tidal Energy Corporation recently signed
an agreement to install SeaGen tidal energy turbines near Campbell
River. The agreement is the first step in a plan to develop larger
tidal farms off British Columbia's coast, which the company says has a
tidal energy potential of up to 4,000 MW.
"Working with our Canadian partners, MCT is in a very strong position
to deploy its pioneering clean electricity generation technology on
both sides of Canada," said Martin Wright, managing director of Marine
Current Turbines in a news release.
In the release, Mayor Roger McDonell supported the project.
"We have the resource at our doorstep. We have a mature and capable
ocean industry and scientific community in British Columbia. The
economic opportunity is still wide open in this exciting new energy
sector. It means new jobs and green power that is as reliable and
predictable as the tides," he said.
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