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Aecon Group Inc. secures fabrication contract for Open Hydro News Releases
Aecon Group Inc. secures fabrication contract for OpenHydro
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two Nova Scotian businesses have secured contracts worth $25 million as part of the first round of procurement awards on the Cape Sharp Tidal project...
Excitement in the air over the seas - May 8, 2014 Representatives of our Nova Scotia Government and industry leaders have brought our spirit of the seas to Houston, Texas for the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) and people are taking notice. Experts estimate a potential of 120 trillion cubic feet of natural gas...
Big Day for the Nova Scotia Tidal Industry - March 28, 2014 The Nova Scotia Department of Energy hosted an announcement event at NSCC Waterfront Campus today where Energy Minister Andrew Younger made two huge announcements regarding the tidal industry in Nova Scotia.
Minister Younger announced the provinces commitment of more than $...
Tidal partners announce big turbine plans - March 19, 2014 The Province of Nova Scotia passed a law requiring 25 per cent of the electricity supply to come from renewable energy by 2015. With the help of Atlantis Resources and partners Lockheed Martin and Irving Shipbuilding we are one step closer to reaching this goal.
Atlantis...
Dartmouth’s very own Secunda Canada LP has a busy summer ahead! - March 7, 2014 Dartmouth’s very own Secunda Canada LP has a busy summer ahead!
Their newest ship M.V. Scotian Sea has won a contract to support six WesternGeco vessels once BP Canada’s seismic exploration program commences in May 2014, just 300 kilometres southeast of Halifax.
Secunda,...
OERA and TSB Memorandum of Understanding Signing - March 4, 2014 The Nova Scotia Provincial Government, Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA), and the United Kingdom’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) met today to sign a memorandum of understanding, which commits both OERA and TSB to contributing $250,000 toward tidal research.
Nova...
It’s an exciting time for Blue Water Group - February 20, 2014 It’s an exciting time for Blue Water Group; a Dartmouth operated business who has just been awarded a contract to operate the supply base and co-ordinate logistics for Shell Canada Ltd’s deep-water exploration drilling program in the Shelburne Basin. This contract will...