Chief executive says the federal department has refused to authorize the next steps for the Pempa’q Tidal Energy Project, which would have provided up to 9 megawatts of electricity by harnessing the movement of tides in the Minas Passage
A Scotland-based energy company that had been harnessing tidal power in the Bay of Fundy pulled the plug on its Canadian operations last week, accusing Fisheries and Oceans Canada of blocking a project that had been bringing a small amount of green energy to Nova Scotia’s heavily fossil-fuel-reliant grid.
He said the project is dead unless Fisheries and Oceans Canada, also known the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, or the DFO,“At this stage, it’s looking like it’s too late in the day,” he said. “This is destroying the credibility of Canada as a place to invest in technology projects.” Mr. Hayman disputed the suggestion that he hasn’t provided an adequate monitoring plan. He said he has made three applications and consulted with the DFO. “What they’re saying they would like is technically unattainable at this stage,” he said. “They want to see each and every fish that passes through the turbine and know what species it is.”because of privacy concerns.
Elisa Obermann, the executive director of Marine Renewables Canada, an advocacy group for the marine energy sector, said a lack of regulatory certainty under the federal“We are supportive of a robust permitting process, but it needs to be transparent and proportionate to project size and associated risks,” Ms. Obermann said. “Right now, that’s not the case.
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