by admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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...
