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The FLiDAR buoy was deployed on November 7th, 2022, but some challenges were faced with the wind turbines and diesel generator throughout its 7-month mission. Salish Sea Industries, assisted by PRIMED staff member Jackie and AXYS Technology technicians, recovered the buoy on June 6th, 2023. Repairs were conducted by AXYS Technicians, including the installation of a new wind turbine, two additional solar panels, and a new diesel generator.

The University of Victoria has received $83.6 million from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund to lead Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET), a national research initiative aimed at helping Canada achieve its net-zero emissions goal by 2050. The...

The Blind Channel Test Centre on West Thurlow Island is conducting research on tidal turbines and other renewable energy sources with the support of $2 million in provincial funding to aid coastal communities in transitioning from diesel fuel to community-owned...

On behalf of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, Barkley Project Group is releasing a Request for Information to determine wave energy converter technologies that are capable of integrating with a microgrid system at Yuquot (Nootka Island, BC). The Project team is...

The Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery (PRIMED) has worked with the team at 3D Wave Design to create an interactive map detailing marine energy data collection sites around Haida Gwaii. These sites are used to characterize Haida Gwaii’s wind, wave,...

2022 was quite the busy year for PRIMED’s field measurement program! We started out the field season in February with a trip to Yuquot to attempt to recover our MarineLabs CoastScout buoy. In the peak of herring spawn, we were greeted by 100+ bald eagles and a pod of...