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省級(jí)資金將支持位于坎貝爾河?xùn)|北約35公里的西瑟羅島PRIMED盲通道測(cè)試中心對(duì)潮汐渦輪機(jī)和其他可再生能源(如風(fēng)能、太陽(yáng)能和低碳?xì)?的研究。
該項(xiàng)目將比較這些新技術(shù)，并測(cè)試它們?cè)谖骱０兜臈l件下的表現(xiàn)，西海岸是世界上最具活力的潮汐和波浪氣候之一。
PRIMED項(xiàng)目預(yù)計(jì)將支持不列顛哥倫比亞省海洋能源部門的多元化、清潔技術(shù)創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，以及世界各地沿海社區(qū)可以采用的創(chuàng)新，以支持向清潔能源的過(guò)渡。
不列顛哥倫比亞省表示，在惡劣天氣期間面臨更大電力中斷風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的偏遠(yuǎn)社區(qū)尤其可以從當(dāng)?shù)匕l(fā)電的發(fā)展中受益，從而增強(qiáng)全年應(yīng)對(duì)意外事件的能力。
環(huán)境與氣候變化戰(zhàn)略部長(zhǎng)George Heyman，說(shuō)：“海洋可再生技術(shù)作為清潔能源具有令人難以置信的潛力，不列顛哥倫比亞省將從投資開(kāi)發(fā)西海岸的風(fēng)能、波浪能和潮汐能技術(shù)中受益。這筆資金將有助于繼續(xù)UVic PRIMED令人難以置信的重要工作，為沿海社區(qū)開(kāi)發(fā)清潔能源技術(shù)陽(yáng)離子計(jì)劃。”
UVic機(jī)械工程公司董事長(zhǎng)兼PRIMED聯(lián)合董事Brad Buckham補(bǔ)充道：“不列顛哥倫比亞省海岸擁有豐富的可再生潮汐能資源，可用于清潔能源的未來(lái)。
“與公共和私營(yíng)部門的支持性合作伙伴合作，我們?cè)赨Vic的作用是設(shè)計(jì)技術(shù)，引導(dǎo)我們實(shí)現(xiàn)這一愿景，為全省偏遠(yuǎn)、農(nóng)村和沿海社區(qū)帶來(lái)許多令人興奮的經(jīng)濟(jì)、環(huán)境和社會(huì)效益。”
原文如下：
The government of British Columbia has provided C$2 million ($1.5 million) to the University of Victoria Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery (PRIMED) for research into tidal energy technologies.
Illustration (Photo courtesy of UVic Photo)
The provincial funding will support research on tidal turbines and other renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and low-carbon hydrogen at PRIMED ’s Blind Channel Test Centre, on West Thurlow Island, approximately 35 kilometers northeast of Campbell River.
The project will compare these new technologies and test how they perform in conditions on the West Coast, one of the most energetic tidal and wave climates in the world.
PRIMED projects are expected to support diversification of British Columbia’s marine energy sector, clean-tech job creation, and innovations that can be adopted by coastal communities around the world to support the transition to clean energy .
Remote communities that are at greater risk of power disruptions during periods of bad weather can especially benefit from development of local power generation, building resiliency to unexpected events throughout the year, according to the British Columbia province.
George Heyman , minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, said: “Marine renewable technology has incredible potential as a source for clean energy, and British Columbia will benefit from investing in the development of wind, wave and tidal energy technologies right here on the West Coast. This funding will help continue the incredible and important work of UVic’s PRIMED to develop clean energy technologies for coastal communities and further our electrification plans.”
Brad Buckham , chair at UVic mechanical engineering and co-director of PRIMED, added: “British Columbia’s coast is blessed with an abundance of renewable tidal power resources that can be harnessed for a clean energy future.
“Working collaboratively with supportive partners in the public and private sectors, our role at UVic is to design the technology that will lead us to achieving this vision, with many exciting economic, environmental and social benefits for remote, rural and coastal communities throughout our province.”
