Orbital Marine Power Secures $9.31m Investment
Ventures and Par Equity—joined existing shareholders including Scottish Enterprise to invest in Orbital, a company that uses floating tidal turbines to generate clean, reliable electricity from tidal currents.The investment follows a major vote of confidence from Canada, where the Province of Nova Scotia recently awarded Orbital and Eauclaire Tidal Ltd significant new tidal energy licenses through the province’s 2025 procurement process.Orbital harnesses tidal energy along the UK coast, from Orkney to the Isle of Wight, sourcing its materials and manufacturing domestically. The technology
Canada’s Marine Carbon Removal Opportunities Could Be Worth Billions
advantages and incentives for Canada to support mCDR approaches as part of the government’s forthcoming climate competitiveness strategy. Canada is uniquely positioned to pursue mCDR with access to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans, with both coastal provinces of British Columbia and Nova Scotia already being home to mCDR companies. The report offers an assessment of what is possible when leveraging these attributes, in order to set aspirations and highlight opportunities and co-benefits available.“If advanced safely and responsibly, mCDR can play a leading role in addressing today&rsquo
Canada’s First Tidal Energy Array Authorized Using Adaptive Regulatory Framework
and analysis. Under the authorization, Eauclaire and Orbital will install up to three floating O2-X turbines within the FORCE test area in Minas Passage. Each O2-X unit generates about 2.5 megawatts—enough to power 2,000 homes. Collectively, the array will deliver 7.5 megawatts to Nova Scotia’s grid.DFO’s authorization outlines clear requirements for fish-protection measures, adaptive environmental-effects monitoring, and data-reporting protocols consistent with the Fisheries Act and the Species at Risk Act. The FORCE site serves as a proving ground for both tidal
Seaspan Delivers Canadian Coast Guard Research Vessel
drop keel and sensor suite for collecting and analyzing data on everything from water current velocities to underwater acoustics.The OOSV will sail to Patricia Bay for Canadian Coast Guard training and familiarity before starting its voyage to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the ship’s home port.The OOSV’s delivery follows a number of other shipbuilding milestones at Seaspan over the last year, including the launch of HMCS Protecteur, cutting steel on the CCG’s new heavy Polar Icebreaker, a successful Functional Design Review for the Multi-Purpose
Deeply Innovative: Drivers in Subsea Defense
, but also by collaborative ecosystems that accelerate the transition of commercial ocean technology into defense applications. These hubs, holding companies, and strategic alliances are helping to bridge the gap between commercial innovation and operational capability.Technology clusters like Nova Scotia-based COVE (Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship) provide a collaborative space for startups, researchers, and defense contractors to test and refine their products. General Oceans, formed in 2021, is a global ocean technology group uniting leading subsea brands under one umbrella to
Verlume, Kraken Robotics Establish Strategic Collaboration to Deliver Subsea Battery Solutions
environments.Combining the complementary expertise of these two industry leaders, the collaboration will unlock new efficiencies, expand capabilities, and ensure rapid access to SeaPower batteries manufactured at scale from Kraken’s production facilities in Rostock, Germany and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia—accelerating delivery and strengthening supply across strategic markets in the UK, Europe, USA, and Canada.This integration represents a market-first crossover: the introduction of military-grade battery technology into the commercial offshore energy sector for the first time, with Kraken
Verlume Appoints Valor Ocean Technology As First Canadian Business Development Agent
management systems, has appointed Valor Ocean Technologies as its first business development agent in Canada. The partnership follows the successful offshore deployment of three Verlume Charge systems in Canadian waters and signals a strategic expansion to meet growing market demand.Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Valor Ocean Technologies (formally known as ValorBPS) is a provider of advanced ocean technology systems, serving energy, defense, and scientific customers across North America. Headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an additional office in Ontario, their team supports operations from the
Kraken Demos Autonomous KATFISH Launch and Recovery System to Navy Clients
Kraken Robotics has completed demonstrations for its new autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) for KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) for more than 40 naval customers.The company performed demonstrations in Nova Scotia’s Halifax Harbour.The new ALARS was built to fit a 20-foot International Organization for Standardization (ISO) container footprint to increase interoperability with different vessels, allowing for rapid mobilization and demobilization on multi-role platforms.The system enables autonomous launch and recovery of KATFISH up to Sea State 5.During the demonstrations
ASL to Work on Metocean Data for Offshore Wind Project in Atlantic Canada
types of metocean data needed to enable successful offshore wind project development in Atlantic Canada.Following a review of existing datasets, and a dataset gap analysis, ASL will be making recommendations for specific appropriate measures to collect necessary datasets. The analysis focuses on Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, where near-term offshore wind development is more likely.The study also keeps in mind the broader Atlantic Canada region, with future data needs for projects in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec. The final report is intended
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