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An Electrician is seen installing a heat pump for Efficiency Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq Home Energy Efficiency Program (MHEEP), in Eskasoni, N.S., in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Truefaux films, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Nova Scotia, still dependent on fossil fuels, drops in rankings for energy efficiency

A national study says Nova Scotia's leadership position in energy efficiency has been overtaken by other provinces, including its closest neighbours.

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rbonRun chief technology officer Eddie Halfyard is shown inside the Nova Scotia Salmon Association's river restoration project in the West River in Sheet Harbour, N.S., in a handout photo. A Nova Scotia company says it will receive $25.4 million for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a technology that adds crushed limestone to river water. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CarbonRun **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Nova Scotia firm CarbonRun lands US$25 million to capture carbon

CarbonRun expects US$25.4M for river-liming projects in Canada and Scandinavia to reduce CO2 and improve salmon habitats.

By Michael Tutton23 Sep 2024The Canadian Press
Three of four shipping containers chained to the ocean floor are seen at low tide in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Walton, N.S., on Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024. Transport Canada has issued an order to a bankrupt tidal power company and the bankruptcy trustee to put up buoys to mark four containers abandoned in the entrance of the harbour in Walton, N.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal power moorings left near N.S. town

Occurrent Power moorings must be moved by bankrupt tidal power company and bankruptcy trustees, rules government after local outrage.

By Michael Tutton18 Sep 2024The Canadian Press
Ottawa is negotiating a bailout of $500 million to help avoid a jolting power hike in Nova Scotia related to delivery delays of Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity over the past five years. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference in Halifax, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tu
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Ottawa negotiates $500 million bailout to prevent electricity rate hike in Nova Scotia

Ottawa is negotiating a $500M bailout for Nova Scotia Power to prevent a 19 per cent electricity rate hike due to cost overruns.

By Michael Tutton16 Sep 2024The Canadian Press
An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquefied natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Irish company planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Nova Scotia at former LNG site

Simply Blue Group plans to build a biofuel plant in Goldboro, N.S., using 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually to produce sustainable aviation...

By Michael Tutton13 Sep 2024The Canadian Press
Darren Porter, a local fisherman and marine conservationist, walks around one of four shipping containers chained to the ocean floor at low tide in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Walton, N.S. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The massive refuse was left behind in the Minas Basin when Occurrent Power, formerly BigMoon Power, filed for bankruptcy after failing to harness the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy to generate electricity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants moorings moved from fishing area

In the Bay of Fundy, tidal power debris left behind by bankrupt Occurrent Power leaves locals fearing for fishers.

By Michael Tutton12 Sep 2024The Canadian Press
A large tidal power turbine built for Nova Scotia Power is shown in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The company Occurrent, which developed a separate test project, has recently become the latest in a series of failed efforts to harness the Bay of Fundy's tides. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaugh
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Energy firm Occurrent bidding to produce power from Canada’s Fundy tides files for bankruptcy

Another company, Occurrent, has filed for insolvency after failing to develop tidal power in the Bay of Fundy, raising concerns.

By Michael Tutton5 Sep 2024The Canadian Press

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