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2013 Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Research Symposium & Forum Proceedings of the 2013 Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Research Symposium & Forum 14-15 May 2013 Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada Editors: Lisa Isaacman & Anna M Redden Steering Committee: Anna Redden, Acadia Tidal Energy Institute, Acadia University Wanda Barrett & Nalani Perry, Offshore Energy Research Association Sandra Farwell, Mana Wareham & Alan Howell, NS Department of Energy Lisa Isaacman (Symposium Coordinator), Fundy Energy Research Network Proceedings of the 2013 Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Research Symposium & Forum 14-15 May 2013 Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada Editors: Lisa Isaacman Fundy Energy Research Network Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4P 2R6 Anna M. Redden Acadia Tidal Energy Institute Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4P 2R6 Recommended Citation: Isaacman, L. and A.M. Redden (eds.). 2013. Proceedings of the 2013 Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Research Symposium and Forum. 14-15 May 2013, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Report of the Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Research Symposium and Forum Steering Committee. ISBN: 978-0-9920762-0-7 Proceedings available at http://fern.acadiau.ca and http://www.oera.ca SPONSORS AND FUNDING PARTNERS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 SYMPOSIUM & FORUM ORGANIZERS ............................................................................................ 5 3.0 COMMONLY-USED ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................ 6 4.0 SYMPOSIUM & FORUM PROGRAMME ........................................................................................... 7 5.0 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS ................................................................................ 12 MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL IN COASTAL CAPE BRETON AND THE BRAS D’OR LAKES ... 12 THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS TIDAL ENERGY TOOLKIT: SUPPORTING TIDAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN NOVA SCOTIA .............................................................................................................................................. 13 TURBULENCE MEASUREMENT IN HIGH SPEED TIDAL CHANNELS: RESULTS FROM AN INITIAL EXPERIMENT, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 14 CROSS-COUPLING BETWEEN DEVICE-LEVEL CFD AND OCEANOGRAPHIC MODELS APPLIED TO TISECS IN MINAS PASSAGE AND PETIT PASSAGE .............................................................................................................................. 15 MAPPING THE BAY OF FUNDY .................................................................................................................................................... 18 SEASONAL CHANGE IN GRAIN SIZE AND ERODIBILITY ON A TIDAL CHANNEL-FLAT COMPLEX IN KINGSPORT, N.S. ................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 SOCIAL STUDIES RESEARCH IN MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY: RESEARCH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL STUDIES OF MARINE ENERGY (ISSMER) ............................... 20 GETTING PLUGGED IN: ASSESSMENT OF CABLE LAY OPERATIONS FOR TIDAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MINAS PASSAGE ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 MEASUREMENT OF LONG-TERM AMBIENT NOISE AND TIDAL TURBINE LEVELS IN THE BAY OF FUNDY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 SEDIMENT-LADEN ICE: IS IT A SERIOUS IMPEDIMENT TO SUBSURFACE TIDAL TURBINES IN MINAS PASSAGE? .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 CRITERIA FOR SITE SELECTION OF TIDAL POWER IN STREAM DEVICES: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 INTERTIDAL SEDIMENT DYNAMICS: CHALLENGES, LESSONS LEARNED AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF TIDAL POWER DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 29 DEVELOPMENT OF TEMPORAL MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR BENTHIC HABITAT IMPACTS OF TIDAL ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 ASSESSMENT OF ZOOPLANKTON INJURY AND MORTALITY RESULTING FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF UNDERWATER TURBINES FOR TIDAL ENERGY PRODUCTION .................................................................................... 31 USE OF HYDROACOUSTIC TELEMETRY TO DETECT MOVEMENTS OF MIGRATORY FISHES AND LOBSTERS IN THE MINAS PASSAGE .......................................................................................................................................... 32 1 PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF HARBOUR PORPOISE AT THE FORCE SITE IN MINAS PASSAGE ..... 33 6.0 RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS ................................................................. 34 GEOMETRY AND COMPOSITION OF ICE BANKS IN A MACROTIDAL CHANNEL .................................................... 34 SEASONAL CONTROL OF BIOFILMS ON SEDIMENT EROSION FROM AN INTERTIDAL MUD FLAT IN KINGSPORT, NS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 MODELING THE IMPACT OF LARGE-SCALE TIDAL POWER ON SEDIMENT TEXTURE IN THE BAY OF FUNDY .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 RIDING THE TIDE IS NO BORE: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF STRIPED BASS IN THE MINAS PASSAGE, BAY OF FUNDY ..................................................................................................................................... 37 ELECTRICAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF SUBMARINE POWER CABLES............................................................ 38 ACOUSTIC DETECTION RANGES FOR MARINE MAMMAL MONITORING AT A TIDAL TURBINE SITE: GRAND PASSAGE, NS. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46 MEASUREMENTS AND SIMULATIONS OF THE FLOW IN DIGBY NECK PASSAGES ............................................... 47 SEASONAL MIGRATION OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER, HOMARUS AMERICANUS, THROUGH THE FORCE TIDAL TURBINE TEST SITE AND MINAS PASSAGE, BAY OF FUNDY ........................................................................... 48 BOTTOM SUBSTRATE AND ASSOCIATED EPIFAUNA AT THE FORCE TIDAL TURBINE TEST SITE, MINAS PASSAGE, BAY OF FUNDY .............................................................................................................................................................. 49 HIGH RESOLUTION NUMERICAL MODELLING OF DIGBY NECK PASSAGES ............................................................ 50 THE COMMOTION IN THE OCEAN – DETECTING HARBOUR PORPOISES (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) AT THE FORCE TURBINE TEST SITE IN THE MINAS PASSAGE, BAY OF FUNDY ..................................................................... 51 SEASONAL SEDIMENTATION AND HYDRODYNAMICS IN A BAY OF FUNDY TIDAL CREEK AND SALT MARSH SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................................................. 52 INTRODUCING A DYNAMIC PENETROMETER FOR GEOTECHNICAL TIDAL ENERGY CONVERTER SITE ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING ............................................................................................................................................... 53 OBSERVATIONS OF HARBOUR PORPOISE (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) AT THE FUNDY TIDAL ENERGY DEMONSTRATION SITE, MINAS PASSAGE, NOVA SCOTIA, 2009-2012 ..................................................................... 54 FUNDY TIDAL ENERGY DEMONSTRATION SITE, SEABIRD SURVEYS—MINAS PASSAGE, 2008-2012 ........ 55 SEASONAL VARIABILITY OF TOTAL SUSPENDED MATTER IN MINAS BASIN, BAY OF FUNDY ...................... 56 ON THE MELT RATE OF SUBMERGED SEDIMENT-LADEN ICE...................................................................................... 57 THE LEVELIZED COST OF ENERGY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CASH FLOW RISK ANALYSIS ....................... 58 7.0 SUMMARIES OF BREAKOUT SESSION DISCUSSIONS ............................................................. 59 DAY 1 BREAKOUT SESSION THEME: COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN TIDAL ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 59 Group 1 – International Opportunities ...............................................................................................................................
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