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Cape Sharp Tidal Project
The project delivered one of the world’s first tidal arrays, with the deployment and grid connection of two 16-metre turbines in the Bay of Fundy, each capable of generating 2MW of electricity. Aecon carried out two contracts – one for the fabrication and assembly of the two turbines – and another for the construction of the barge that was used to take the turbines out to sea.
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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
Completed
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
4 MW
Operational Duration
2014 - 2018
Project Duration
2014 - 2018
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
2
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
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
Enclosed Bay
Country
Canada
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“Cape Sharp Tidal Project.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Cape_Sharp_Tidal_Project. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Cape Sharp Tidal Project." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Cape_Sharp_Tidal_Project.
