by Lynn Sawyer | Sep 18, 2018 | Energy Innovation, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power
“We installed the platform today,” said Greg Trowse, four days after the Department of Energy and Mines issued a marine renewable permit to Black Rock Tidal, the Nova Scotian partner in the consortium of companies on this project. A floating tidal platform...
by Lynn Sawyer | Sep 18, 2018 | OpenHydro, Tidal Power
Weir fisherman Darren Porter’s latest Facebook video, posted a few hours ago, shows Porter and crew member Erica, on his boat, in the Minas Passage of the Bay of Fundy. He says they discovered what he describes as an expensive piece of environmental monitoring...
by Lynn Sawyer | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog, court, Energy Innovation, OpenHydro, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power
“Over the past week technical experts from OpenHydro (Ireland)” working in Nova Scotia, “determined that the tidal turbine’s rotor is not turning. They believe an internal component failure in the generator caused sufficient damage to prevent...
by Lynn Sawyer | Sep 10, 2018 | Energy Innovation, OpenHydro, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, wind power
Eday, a small island in the Orkneys, has accomplished amazing things, considering it’s remote location, and small population of between 120 and 150 people. My visit to Eday was not by chance, nor was it without surprise. I wanted to see the European Marine...
by Lynn Sawyer | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog
Ireland : Breaking News The fate of OpenHydro won’t be determined today in Dublin’s Irish High Court. At approximately 11:08 am (Irish time) in the Irish High Court, today’s presiding judge adjourned the case until tomorrow at 11 am (Irish Time)....
by Lynn Sawyer | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, court, Emera, Energy Innovation, OpenHydro, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power
An emergency session involving the fate of OpenHydro was held in the Irish High Court today, presided over by Judge McDonald. “Well it is an emergency when a company’s survival is at stake,” said a source close to the situation, in an afternoon phone...
by Lynn Sawyer | Aug 18, 2018 | Blog, Energy Innovation
OpenHydro, the tidal energy development firm that made it’s third dunk to the bottom of the high flow Minas Passage in the Bay Of Fundy last week, has been embroiled in a series of disputes over the last two years according to today’s Business Post...
by Lynn Sawyer | Aug 17, 2018 | Blog, court, Electricity Grid, Emera, Energy Innovation, OpenHydro, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power
In the Irish High Court today, Ms. Justice Miriam O’Regan heard there’s a chance Irish based OpenHydro can survive, with a restructuring plan and new investment, according to an independent report. That’s why, on August 17, even though she noted the...
by Lynn Sawyer | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog, Energy Innovation, Tidal Power
In a statement earlier today, Halifax Headquartered Emera, announced it’s intention to pull their involvement in Cape Sharp Tidal. Cape Sharp is a joint venture with Irish based OpenHydro, the 80% partner, that is now in the process of being liquidated, because...
by Lynn Sawyer | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Electricity Grid, Energy Innovation, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power
The tide turned on OpenHydro, the first company to launch a turbine in the Minas Passage in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy. (The first attempt was in 2009 when OpenHydro partnered with Nova Scotia Power deploying a smaller open centre turbine). The high cost...
