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Canoe Pass
New Energy, along with its partner, Canoe Pass Tidal Energy Corporation, is in the process of implementing the first grid-connected tidal energy project in Canada. Canoe Pass will include the installation of two 250 kW EnCurrent Power Generation Systems in a single span across the passage. Current plans call for the hydrokinetic equipment to be installed in Q3 of 2010 followed by interconnection to the British Columbia electric grid.
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Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Canceled
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.5 MW
Project Start Year
2010
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
2
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Strait of Georgia
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Constricted Channel
Country
Canada
Last Modified
6 June 2025
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“Canoe Pass.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Canoe_Pass. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Canoe Pass." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Canoe_Pass.
