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OpenHydro to hoist Bay of Fundy turbine out of the water

Irish tidal-power technology company OpenHydro is mobilising to hoist its one-megawatt open-centre turbine out of the water in Canada’s Bay of Fundy after underwater footage suggested two of it rotor blades have snapped off.

The open-centre turbine, galvanised to prevent corrosion, shortly before its deployment in Canada's Bay of Fundy
The open-centre turbine, galvanised to prevent corrosion, shortly before its deployment in Canada's Bay of Fundy
  • Darius Snieckus
Published 18 June 2010, 15:41Updated 26 September 2016, 14:42