Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Research Association

Ensuring a sustainable energy future.

Promoting technical innovation. Building knowledge and capacity.

417

Highly Qualified Personnel

223

Research Projects

$23.9M

Leveraged

36

Partners

OERA is an independent non-profit. Our leadership and expertise empower impactful energy research and sustainable resource and economic development in Nova Scotia.

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Funding

We enable research initiatives by creating made-to-order teams of experts and maximizing funding.

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Research

We facilitate collaborative research and development into environmental and societal considerations related to renewable energy technologies, cleantech initiatives and geoscience.

Upcoming

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March

OERA Webinar Series

Automating the post-processing of noisy hydroacoustic fish surveying for monitoring tidal turbines

Jennifer LaPlante, Executive Director, DeepSense
Dr. Chris Whidden, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University

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May

OERA Webinar Series

The use of titania polymorphs as indicators of hydrocarbon migration in sedimentary basins

Dr. Georgia Pe-Piper, Saint Mary's University

Request for Proposals

CLOSED - RFP - Assessing the Economic Impacts of Developing the Port of Sheet Harbour Into an Offshore Wind Hub

Call released February 1st, 2021

Applications due February 12th, 2021 5:00PM AST

Press Release

Whale Tails & Other Stories of the Outer Bay of Fundy Marine Guide Now Available

OERA Energy Update

OERA Energy Update - January, 2021

OERA Energy Update

OERA Energy Update - December, 2020

OERA Energy Update

OERA Energy Update - November, 2020

Dr. Lukas Swan

Image courtesy of Dr. Lukas Swan.

Researcher Spotlight

Dr. Lukas Swan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

Lukas Swan was first introduced to renewable energy and battery electric vehicles while growing up in California. “I became fascinated with energy use, saw a unique role for my skills, and applied them to batteries for grid storage,” he says.

Dr. Nathaniel Pearre discussing modeling projects with the RESL team.

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Success Stories

Optimized Combinations of Tidal, Wind and Solar Electricity Generation with Energy Storage to Meet Nova Scotia’s Electrical Demand

Wind, solar and tidal-generated electricity have different — but potentially complimentary — cyclic times, which creates some interesting possibilities. This project looks at how best to meet Nova Scotia’s electricity load requirements through a combination of energy storage, intermittent renewable energy output, thermal and hydro generation.

Christopher Sangster

Image courtesy of Saint Mary's University.

Student Spotlight

Christopher Sangster

M.Sc. student, Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University

Time spent as a child on the beaches of his home province instilled in Chris Sangster a natural curiosity about his surroundings. “My interest in geology began when I was quite young,” he says. “My parents and I spent a lot of time exploring the beaches around Nova Scotia and collecting interesting rocks and sometimes fossils which we would come across.”