FORCE update

Anne-Marie Belliveau, P.Eng., M.Sc., PMP®

Director of Operations Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy fundyforce.ca

FORCE

A FORCE of Nature • Fundy: 160 billion tonnes of water • Minas Passage: 14 billion tonnes,

7000 MW • 13 m tidal height • Current speeds over 5m/s or 18km/h

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In-stream tidal technology • Essentially an underwater

windmill. • RPM much slower, as water

is 800 times more dense than air.

• In contrast to a dam, turbine placed in passive water flow – potential for smaller environmental footprint.

• No standard yet.

Key roles FORCE – catalyst to safe development of in-stream tidal energy technology Host: onshore + offshore infrastructure, grid connection Monitoring: transparent environmental monitoring + reporting Research: site characterization Engagement: connecting industry, science, government and public

Our Developer Partners

Black Rock Tidal Power

Atlantis Resources

Minas Energy

Cape Sharp Tidal Venture

Key assets Support: • Provincial Feed-in Tariffs • Federal CEAA threshold to 50MW • Legislation

Onshore: • 10km transmission line • Substation + equipment • Visitor/Observation facility

Offshore: • EA approval for 1 x 1.6km test area • 4 x 16MW subsea power cables • Comprehensive site and current data

Visitor Centre • Tourism/engagement • Operations centre • Over 5000 visitors last year

Onshore facility completed • Substation • 11km transmission line • 1km underground cable

POWER CABLES 4 reels >100 tonnes each >2km each

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CABLE LAY Unique conditions Mob/trials/lay: 30 days Local expertise: 25 personnel

INNOVATION 35 kV dry-mate connector

FAST: Fundy Advanced Sensor Technology Program

• Like a subsea met tower • Provide key resource +

environmental data • Provide platform for instrument

innovation • Cabled platform provides live data

via Ocean Networks Canada

FAST-1: Instrument Platform

• 4.5 tons, 4 me • designed for f

deployment + enable testing

Data Cable Install

Subsea Data Cable

FAST-2: Cabled Instrument Platform

• 650kg, 3m long • designed for subsea cable,

enabling real-time data

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Shore Based Monitoring X Band Radar: •Surface currents •Enhanced Modeling Weather Station: •High Res Imagery •Real time site data

Environmental Effects Monitoring • 20 studies available online:

http://fundyforce.ca/environment/monitoring/

• Studies span 2009-2013, including: lobster and fish tracking and

movements marine mammals seabirds marine acoustic environment benthic habitat electromagnetic fields

Environmental Monitoring

New Environmental Effects Monitoring Program • FORCE is designing a new program

to implement before the next turbine is deployed.

• Based on external review of past studies and lessons learned

New Monitoring Program

Engagement Activities • FORCE’s EMAC and

CLC • Fishers and First

Nations meetings • Conferences • Public meetings • Media releases and

social media

What’s Next: 20MW by 2020 Commercial Demonstration • Multi-device testing • Sustainable development

Immediate needs: • Iterative environmental effects

monitoring • Upgraded electrical facility

Future Expansion: • Technical planning for 20MW by 2020 • Site assessment, public engagement,

permitting and approvals • Investment, legislation, FIT

• Overview video

Fundy Standard

Thank you

+ our project partners