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OKIsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 12:32 PM
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Nova Scotia to create test centre for tidal power in Bay of Fundy
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Nova Scotia to create test centre for tidal power in Bay of Fundy

PARRSBORO, N.S. - Nova Scotia is creating a centre to test tidal power projects in the Bay of Fundy.

Premier Rodney MacDonald announced $4.7 million in provincial government funding Tuesday, along with a $3-million interest-free loan from EnCana (TSX:ECA), to set up the centre.

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Three companies will put test turbines on the floor of the bay, spending between $10 million and $15 million each on their projects.

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The companies hope to have test turbines in the water by early 2009 and will supply power to the province's electricity grid once the projects are in operation.

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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 01:46 PM
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1. Strange, I took a tour of a power plant generated by tides on the Bay of Fundy last year.
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