Maritime Tidal Energy Corporation (MTEC) is an ocean energy company. It was incorporated to help Atlantic Canada reap the benefits of our huge ocean energy resources.
As a first step MTEC wants tidal energy to become a reality in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. To this end MTEC is acting an advocate and facilitator for the development of tidal energy.
MTEC is fully supportive of the Fundy Ocean Resource Centre for Energy (FORCE) and the plans of Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Minas Basin Pulp and Power (MBP&P) and Clean Current Energy to demonstrate in-stream tidal energy capture technologies in the Bay of Fundy. Together with NSP and MBP&P we are working with the Province on a plan to undertake an Ocean Energy Economic Opportunity Study.
An Ocean Energy Economic Opportunity Study would increase the overall interest in tidal energy, help us understand the opportunities therein, and result in strategies to realize the potential of our surrounding ocean. It would set the stage the development of a significant Ocean Energy Industry in Nova Scotia.
MTEC Corporate Team
The MTEC team brings the following skills, knowledge and experience to the task:
Marine Current Turbines
Marine Current Turbines Ltd is a world leader in the development of new technology for exploiting tidal currents for large-scale power generation. See this presentation [pdf] for an overview of MCT and the tidal industry.
Dalhousie University’s Engineering Department
Dalhousie, a Nova Scotia based post secondary education institution, is highly respected nationally and internationally for its research contributions to science and technology. Dalhousie and its associates have a broad range of skill sets to offer to the partnership.
O’Halloran Campbell Consultants Limited (OHCC)
OHCC is an engineering consulting company with track record that includes many marine engineering and project management consulting projects in Atlantic Canada.