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Nova Scotia Power and OpenHydro unveil in-stream tidal turbine - final preparations underway for deployment in Bay of Fundy OpenHydro Press Release (23/09/09)

Nova Scotia Power and its technology partner OpenHydro have unveiled a 1-megawatt (MW) tidal turbine which they will deploy in the Bay of Fundy this fall as part of Nova Scotia's tidal power test facility. The Open-Centre Turbine was manufactured in Ireland by OpenHydro. The turbine will rest directly on the ocean floor using a subsea gravity base fabricated in Dartmouth by Cherubini Metal Works.

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