Dutch firm to test floating turbine in tidal-power ‘holy grail’ of Bay of Fundy
HALIFAX — A Dutch firm that calls the Bay of Fundy “the holy grail” aims to exploit the bay’s powerful tidal currents by testing a floating turbine system starting next year.
Halifax-based Minas Energy announced Tuesday it was partnering with Netherlands firm Tocardo International BV and Ontario-based International Marine Energy Inc. to form the Minas Tidal Limited Partnership.
The new partnership plans to test the Dutch company’s technology in the Minas Passage by late 2017, the third distinct approach announced recently to harnessing the bay’s powerful forces.
Tocardo president Hans Van Breugel said after testing in similar waters off Holland, his company finally feels it’s ready for the highest and strongest tides in the world.