Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee Proceedings
Nova Scotia Legislature | May 28, 2024 View Full Video
Video: CBC NS Tidal-MRC Leg Committee Meeting
CBC News | May 28, 2024 The association that represents companies involved in tidal power in Nova Scotia wants the federal and provincial governments to […]
Tidal energy opportunities remain untapped in Nova Scotia: industry players
CTV News Atlantic | May 28, 2024 For years, there’s been talk and great interest in exploring tidal energy opportunities in Nova Scotia. Known as […]
Officials tell legislature committee tidal industry being held back by regulatory hurdles
CBC News | May 28, 2024 A group that represents tidal energy developers told a legislature committee Tuesday that the industry’s efforts to harness the power […]
Take 5: The ON&T Interview with Elisa Obermann
Ocean News & Technology | May 14, 2024 Canada’s ocean sector boasts investment, innovation, and ambition. The shared goal among public and private sectors is […]
DFO looks to streamline permitting process for tidal energy projects
iPolitics| March 18, 2024 The federal government is looking to make permitting processes for tidal energy projects as predictable as the natural phenomenon they rely […]
NHA and Marine Renewables Canada in historic knowledge sharing agreement
International Waterpower & Dam Construction Magazine | March 18, 2024 In a landmark move aimed at leveraging marine energy for global net zero objectives, the […]
Canadian govt charts path for sustainable tidal energy development
Offshore Energy | February 29, 2024 The Government of Canada has released the Tidal Energy Task Force’s final report to clarify regulatory requirements for tidal […]
N.L. and Ottawa sign MOU on offshore wind power development around the island
Saltwire | December 6, 2023 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — When it comes time to regulate any future offshore wind power project development in 16 bays […]
Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Offshore Wind Power and Good Jobs
Natural Resources Canada | December 6, 2023 Energy systems across the world are rapidly transforming, and offshore wind development will create sustainable jobs and help […]
Atlantic provinces pioneer Canada’s offshore wind development
Offshore Magazine | October 21, 2023 As Canada works to decarbonize its economy, it is increasing its focus on offshore wind development. In May 2023, […]
Canada unveils plan for regulating offshore wind energy projects in Atlantic Canada
CBC | September 21, 2022 Canada’s offshore accords with Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador are being updated to promote development of offshore wind farms, […]
Op-ed: PERSPECTIVE: Government-wide solution required to allow tidal energy to move forward
Elisa Obermann | Saltwire | April 14, 2023 If we want to fight climate change with marine renewable energy, we cannot continue to scare away […]
Second green hydrogen plant approved in Nova Scotia
CTV News | April 13, 2023 When Canada promised to export clean hydrogen(opens in a new tab) to Germany by 2025, many eyes turned to […]
Sustainable Marine drops Nova Scotia tidal energy project as federal government faces backlash over missed opportunity
Offshore Energy | April 26, 2023 Sustainable Marine, a company that achieved an important milestone for Canada with a first-ever grid-connected floating tidal energy platform […]
Sustainable Marine Energy bins Canadian operations, accuses federal department of blocking green project
The Globe and Mail |May 2, 2023 A Scotland-based energy company that had been harnessing tidal power in the Bay of Fundy pulled the plug […]
Canadians join forces to advance renewable ocean energy
Offshore Energy | November 25, 2022 Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) and Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) have formed a collaborative partnership to share knowledge and support […]
The future role and prospects for marine renewable energy with Elisa Obermann
The Flux Capacitor (podcast) | November 7, 2022 Recorded on Zoom in early November 2022, episode 65 features a conversation with Marine Renewables Canada Executive […]
Nova Scotia sets first Canadian offshore wind power goal in Atlantic green hydrogen drive
RECHARGE | September 21, 2022 Nova Scotia has become the first province in Canada to set out ambitions to build industrial-scale wind power plant off […]
Op-ed: Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources
Elisa Obermann| The Hill Times | September 15, 2022 Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of […]
Canadian hydrokinetic test center to deploy ORPC’s RivGen power system
Offshore Energy | May 24, 2022 Canadian Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Centre (CHTTC) and ORPC Canada have joined forces to deploy a RivGen renewable power system […]
The Blue Economy: A conversation with Elisa Obermann
Electricity Canada-The Grid | June 11, 2021 You may have heard a new term frequently used in 2020 government announcements: The Blue Economy. It was certainly […]
Op-ed: Clean Electricity—Key to Canada’s Climate Targets
Patrick Bateman, Francis Bradley, Michelle Branigan, John Gorman, Robert Hornung, and Elisa Obermann| Policy Magazine | May 12, 2021 Even as we navigate the pandemic, […]
Canada Supports International Standards for Marine Renewable Energy
Natural Resources Canada| May 6, 2021 HALIFAX, NS, May 6, 2021 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is committed to developing clean technologies that drive […]
Sustainable Marine Floats Out ‘Next-Gen’ Tidal Energy Platform in Canada
Offshore Engineer | February 2, 2021 Scottish tidal energy technology firm Sustainable Marine is forging ahead with plans to deliver the world’s first floating tidal […]
New coalition—Electricity Alliance Canada—to promote “the power of electrification”
Electrical Business Magazine | October 13, 2021 Several Canadian associations have formed a coalition—Electricity Alliance Canada—with the aim of promoting “the power of electrification to […]
Canada’s new prince of tides: world’s first floating array heads out
RECHARGE| February 5, 2021 Innovative, multi-turbine design to be used to build potentially market-changing 9MW Pempa’q project in Bay of Fundy An innovative floating tidal […]
Op-ed: Renewable energy should be the cornerstone of Canada’s net zero strategy
Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Robert Hornung, Wesley Johnston and Elisa Obermann | Globe and Mail | February 14, 2020 Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Robert Hornung, Wesley Johnston and Elisa […]
Op-ed: Right pieces of puzzle in place to make tidal a reality for Canada
Elisa Obermann | Recharge News | October 14, 2019 OPINION | Canada’s marine renewable energy sector has had its setbacks but persistence looks about to […]
Op-ed: Electrification is key to jumpstarting Canada’s slumping economy
Anne-Raphaelle Audouin, Elisa Obermann, Francis Bradley, John Gorman, Michelle Branigan, Robert Hornung | September 1, 2020 Leaders of Canada’s electricity sector urge feds to get clean-energy stimulus […]
Nova Scotia law changes would see new power purchase agreements for tidal energy
The Canadian Press | October 4, 2019 The Nova Scotia government is proposing legislative changes to further support the development of tidal energy… Read More