A third Nova Scotian company has secured a multi-million dollar contract with the Cape Sharp Tidal project, which has[ds_preview] potential to be the first grid-connected tidal array in the world.
Hawboldt Industries of Chester, Nova Scotia, has been awarded a 4.7mill. $ contract for the design and manufacturing of three heavy lift winches to be used on the OpenHydro deployment and recovery barge. Cape Sharp Tidal is a partnership between OpenHydro‚ a DCNS company‚ and Emera to develop a tidal industry in Nova Scotia.
OpenHydro has extensive experience using this winch technology in turbine installations. It was first safely and successfully used in the Bay of Fundy in 2009, as well as in subsequent turbine deployments throughout Europe.
In its first phase, Cape Sharp Tidal will deploy two 2 MW grid-connected turbines off Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, later this year. The project aims to progress in phases toward a 300 MW, commercial scale industry in the 2020’s. Cape Sharp Tidal is a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, a DCNS company, with the objective of deploying a fully grid connected 4 MW tidal array in the Bay of Fundy in 2015.
