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Who we are • Established March 2006
• Independent, not-for-profit corporation
• Mission is to lead energy research that enables the sustainable development of Nova Scotia energy resources through strategic partnerships with academia, government and industry.
• The intent is to be the delivery agent for offshore energy research in Nova Scotia.
• Primary purpose is to reduce the risks related to investments in Nova Scotia’s offshore energy resources through the provision of scientific research initiatives.
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Our Collaborative Structure
•Staff of 7
•9 Board Members
•Committees (See Appendix for members)
Tidal Area Subcommittee
Seismic Area Subcommittee
Environment Research Advisory Committee
Geoscience Area Subcommittee
Collaborate with ~200 international experts
Member Institutions Nova Scotia Department of
Energy Acadia University Cape Breton University St. Francis Xavier University Dalhousie University Saint Mary’s University
OERA
Government
Funding
Research
Academia
Industry
Community
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Play Fairway Analysis: Significant Outcomes • Provides a clear picture of offshore NS
* 121 trillion cubic feet of natural gas
* 8.15 billion barrels of oil
• Reduces technical and engineering barriers to the development of discovered reserves of offshore NS
* Reignites interest in exploring offshore NS
* Benefits all Nova Scotians through industry spin-offs
• Led to a Call for Bids for exploration rights for 12 deep-water parcels of land by the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
• Shell Canada recently committed ~ $1 billion dollars to explore our offshore
• BP recently committed ~1.05 billion dollars to explore our offshore
• OERA is in a position to bring its Play Fairway Analysis approach to research projects globally
• “Evergreening” the PFA – Future Plans
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Research Activity Outcomes • Total investment in research by OERA: $18 million
• Total exploration commitments by Industry: $2.1 billion
Shell: 8 parcels @ $1.002B BP: 4 parcels @ $1.050B Total: 12 parcels @ $2.052B
By ZONE
TOTAL GAS volume
in surface (Tcf)
IN PLACE
UNRISKED
TOTAL OIL volume
in surface (Mbbl)
IN PLACE
UNRISKED
TOTAL GAS volume
in surface per AREA
(Gcf / km 2)
IN PLACE
UNRISKED
TOTAL OIL volume
in surface
(Kbbl / km 2)
IN PLACE
UNRISKED
ZONE 1 14 2416 0.5 90
ZONE 3 35 1097 1.4 44
ZONE 5 27 1605 1.8 109
ZONE 6 26 1067 1.1 44
ZONE 4 16 966 0.9 53
ZONE 2 4 798 0.1 24
Whole Basin 121 7950 0.9 56.0
Play Fairway Analysis – Study Area
NS11-1 & NS12-1 Results : $2.052B Billion
$26 $2
$5
$322
$638 $84 $0 $0 $0
$2.4
$1.6
NS12-1 Results: Shell: 4 parcels $32M BP: 4 parcels $1.050B
NS11-1 Results: Shell: 4 parcels $970M
Summary
Shell: 8 parcels @ $1.002B BP: 4 parcels @ $1.050B Total post PFA: 12 parcels @ $2.052B
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Requirement for Marine Renewable Energy
• Aggressive renewable energy targets
• Emerging industry
• Limited knowledge available
• No operating experience
• Tremendous potential
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Tidal Energy Potential in Nova Scotia Bay of Fundy: 60,000 MW Total Potential
→ 2,500 MW can be safely extracted
→ 300 MW from two locations in the Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia’s Provincial Renewable Energy Targets:
* By 2015 - 25% of the renewable electricity supply will use only environmentally-friendly sources such as hydro, wind, solar, biomass, and tidal.
* By 2020 - 40% renewable electricity
COMFIT (Community Feed-in Tariff) for Small Scale Turbines
* < 6 MW at a rate of 65.2¢per kWh
Tidal Array Feed-in Tariff (> 0.5 MW projects or large scale projects)
Power Purchase Agreement
Nova Scotia Estimates that by:
* 2010-2015: 5-60 MW of tidal in-stream electricity on the grid
* 2015-2025: 300 MW of tidal electrical electricity on the grid
15/11/2013
Tidal Energy Research Program Our research program focuses on:
* Advancing the science and understanding of the impacts and benefits of marine renewable energy on the ocean ecosystems, i.e., the IF, WHEN, WHERE and UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS to proceed with tidal energy.
* It must be done properly and responsibly.
• Strategic Environmental Assessments (Cape Breton and Bay of Fundy)
• Community Tidal Energy Resource Toolkit (socioeconomics)
• South West Nova Scotia Tidal Resource Assessment
• Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge Studies
• Hydrodynamic tidal energy research projects in the following areas:
Tidal Energy
Resource Assessment
Sediment Dynamics
Animal Behaviour
Near and Far Field
Effects
Potential effects of ice and debris
Potential effects of
tidal lagoons
Nova Scotia
SEA $700,000
2 projects
4 subprojects
Socio – Economics
$50,000
3 projects
Tidal Projects
$4 million
30 projects
Resource Assessment
$250,000
1 project
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Research Priority Setting Process Organize previous research into sub-
categories Review all active research projects
Seek input from gov, industry and academia
on priorities
Discuss options with appropriate OERA committees
Utilize various workshops, conferences and forums for
areas of further examination
Set Research Priority Criteria
Implement Research Agenda
OERA Collaboration Model
OERA
Government
&
Regulatory
Funding
Research
Academia
Industry
Community
Industry
Building
HQPs Developed &
Retained
Technology Creation Company
Formation
$ $
$ $
$ $
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Type of Collaboration University Industry Peer to Peer International
Institution Strathclyde University ISIS and Biota Guard AS MREC FORCE EU – FP7 – Multiple Intl. Partners
UK Portugal Korea France Sweden Norway Canada
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Stephen Dempsey, Executive Director
Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-406-7011
Cell: 902-471-2888
Email: sdempsey@oera.ca
5151 George St. Suite 602
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1M5 Canada
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Board Members
Josh Leon, Dalhousie University
Jeff Somerville, Adventus Inc.
Robert MacKay, St. Francis Xavier University
Keith De`Bell – St. Francis Xavier University
Bruce Cameron, Nova Scotia Dept. of Energy
Kevin Vessey, Director, OETR Association Board of Directors
Jim Gogan, Brenton Law Group
Tom Herman, VP Academic, Acadia University
Robert Bailey, Cape Breton University
Committee Members
•Rod Doane, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
•Gord MacDonald, Area 23 Snow Crab Fisherman’s Association
•Lucia MacIsaac, Cape Breton University
•Sandra Farwell, Nova Scotia Department of Energy
•Alan Howell, Nova Scotia Department of Energy
•Graham Daborn, Acadia University
•Anna Redden, Acadia University
•Edwin DeMont, St. FX University
•Eric Theriault, CNSOPB
•Paul Barnes, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
•Adam MacDonald, Nova Scotia Department of Energy
•Keith Towse, LaHave Renewables Inc.
•Ashley Sprague, Ecology Action Centre
•Chris Peters, Minas Basin Pulp and Power
•Joe Kozak, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy
•Alain Joseph, Nova Scotia Community College
•Deborah Greaves, University of Plymouth
•Sandy MacMullin, Nova Scotia Department of Energy
•Steve Bigelow, CNSOPB
•Andrew MacRae, Saint Mary’s University
•Sonya Dehler, NR-Can
•John Hogg, MGM Energy Corp.
•Paul Durling, Corridor Resources
•Brent Smith, CNSOPB
•Robert McCalla, Saint Mary’s University
Title Institutions Involved
Current
Strategic Environmental Assessment - Phase II (Cape Breton) Consultative Process
Strategic Environmental Assessment - Bay of Fundy Update
International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE)
Strategic Environmental Assessment - Phase II (Cape Breton) Background Report Stantec
Tidal Resource Assessment (Southwest Nova Scotia) Dalhousie, Acadia, NSCC, FTI
Effects of Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Intertidal Ecosystems of the Minas Basin Saint Mary's University Investigation of the Vertical Distribution, Movement and Abundance of Fish in the Vicinity of Proposed Tidal Power Energy Conversion Devices DFO
Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, NS DFO
Testing of Temporal Monitoring Techniques for Benthic Habitat Impacts from Tidal Power Development McGregor GeoScience Limited
Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements for the Assessment of Effects of Tidal Energy Devices in the Minas Passage Acadia University Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cetacean Activity Patterns and Movements Relative to Pre- and Post-deployment of TISEC devices in Minas Passage Acadia University and SMRU Ltd.
Implications of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sedimentary Processes within Shallow Intertidal Environments Saint Mary's University and Queen's University
Cross coupling between device-level CFD and Oceanographic Models applied to multiple TISECs in Minas Passage
Triton Consultants, Mavi Innovations, University of Victoria and Acadia University
Seasonal Erodibility of Sediment in the Upper Bay of Fundy DFO
Community Tidal Energy Resource Toolkit Acadia University
Turbulence and Bottom Stress in Minas Passage and Grand Passage Dalhousie University
Updated Resource Assessment of Tidal Energy for Bay of Fundy, including updated Map Acadia University
Establishment of Baseline Biological Data on Snow Crabs (DFO – Phase II) DFO
Test Snow Crab Response to Seismic Stress Biota Guard
Completed
Bras d'Or ADCP Deployments Dalhousie & CBU
Bay of Fundy Interpretive Display Material Skyline, FORCE, OEER
Stakeholder Workshop - Statement of Best Practices for In-Stream Tidal Acadia University
Tidal Symposium July 2011 OEER, DOE
Bay of Fundy SEA OEER, DOE, Stantec
A Network for Marine Energy and Environment Research in the Bay of Fundy Acadia University (FERN) Canadian Marine Energy Research Network (C-MER)
Theoretical Examination of the Absorption of Energy by Snow Crabs Exposed to Seismic Air-Gun Pulses – Improvements to Model and Examination of Resonances – Phases 1 & 2 CBU
Assessment of the Potential of Tidal Power from Minas Passage and Minas Basin Acadia University
Assessment of Hydrodynamic Impacts Throughout the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine Due to Tidal Energy Extraction by Tidal Lagoons NRCan
Snow Crab Research (CBU) CBU
Seismic Research (DRDC) DRDC
Theoretical Examination of the Absorption of Energy by Snow Crabs Exposed to Seismic Air-Gun Pulses – CBU
Establishment of Baseline Biological Data on Snow Crab (Chinocetes opilio) Offshore Cape Breton for Future Assessment of Potential Impacts of Seismic Noise on Snow Crab – Phase I DFO Mi'kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study - Phase I Membertou Geomatic Solutions
A Preliminary Review of Environmental and Socio-Economic Issues Stantec
Technology and Regulatory Industry Risk Assessment focusing on the Georges Bank Stantec
Marine Energy Regulatory Consultation DOE, OEER, Fournier
Near-Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on Extreme Events and Coastline Integrity in the Bay of Fundy Martec Limited
Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study - Phase II (Southwest Nova Scotia) Membertou Geomatic Solutions
Nova Scotia Energy R&D Forum 2012 OEER, DOE
Assessing the Far Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf Dalhousie
3-D Acoustic Tracking of Fish, Sediment-Laden Ice and Large Wood Debris in the Minas Channel of the Bay of Fundy Acadia University
Socio-economics of Tidal Power Development in Nova Scotia Acadia University
OREG Tidal Workshop 2012 OREG, OEER, DOE
Completed
Play Fairway Analysis & Geoscience Data Package Program
PFA Gap Analysis Leptis E&P
Assessment of the Potential of Tidal Power from Minas Passage and Minas Basin Acadia University
Archiving and Reprocessing of a 2-D and 3-D Seismic Reflection Dataset Over the Jurassic Age Carbonate Bank, Offshore Nova Scotia
River sources and the Transfer of Sands to Deep Water in the Lower Cretaceous of the Scotian Basin Saint Mary's University
Reservoir Distribution and Characterization: Shelf to Slope Linked Depositional Systems Dalhousie University
Marginal Fields Development – Phase 2 of 2
Near-Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on Extreme Events and Coastline Integrity in the Bay of Fundy Martec Limited
Georges Bank Data Reprocessing Sproule, Ovation & Fugro
Assessing the Far Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf Dalhousie University
3-D Acoustic Tracking of Fish, Sediment-Laden Ice and Large Wood Debris in the Minas Channel of the Bay of Fundy Acadia University
Additional Sedimentological Work - Phase II Saint Mary's University
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