🚨 Save the Date! 🚨 After the incredible turnout and outcomes of #MRC2024, MRC will be hosting an expanded Conference & Exhibition in 2025, bringing together leading minds from 🇨🇦 and the 🌎 to explore new opportunities and help shape the future of #MarineRenewableEnergy in Canada! 📅 Mark your calendars: November 12-14, 2025 📍 Halifax Convention Center | Halifax, NS
Marine Renewables Canada
Industry Associations
Halifax, Nova Scotia 7,025 followers
Advancing tidal, offshore wind, wave and river current energy across Canada.
About us
Marine Renewables Canada is the country’s wave, tidal, river current, and offshore wind association representing technology and project developers, utilities, researchers, and the energy and marine supply chain. Since 2004, the organization has worked to identify and foster collaborative opportunities, provide information and education, and represent the best interests of the sector to advance the development of a marine renewable energy industry in Canada that can be globally competitive. Our Vision is for a Canadian sustainable marine renewable energy sector, serving domestic and export power needs and providing projects, technologies and expertise in a global market. Our focus is across Canada to support the marine energy developments in Canada’s rivers, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Marine Renewables Canada works to: • Develop an identity for the sector at home and abroad • Provide communications and referrals within the sector • Develop and promoting a supply chain • Create a focus on innovation opportunities that can result in technology, techniques and services with potential world markets • Recruit research, development and demonstration capacity needed by the sector • Develop competitive intelligence and appropriate strategic relationships • Organize sector networking and information sharing opportunities • Organize international marketing, missions and trade events
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http://www.marinerenewables.ca
External link for Marine Renewables Canada
- Industry
- Industry Associations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Sector development, Market identification & business development, Outreach, communication, and public education, Supply chain development, and Policy advocacy
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA
Employees at Marine Renewables Canada
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The Bay of Fundy’s tides move 100 billion tonnes of water daily, offering vast potential for #TidalEnergy. At #MRC2024, industry experts came together to mark a “new era” for the sector, highlighting a number of important success factors: ✅ Progress in regulatory clarity ✅ Ongoing support for marine species monitoring ✅ Advances in small-scale tidal for remote communities These conversations showcased the industry’s resilience, determination to drive progress, and the momentum toward a cleaner energy future is stronger than ever. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gK4tVysK
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#ICYMI: Marine Renewables Canada’s 2025 Board of Directors Election is underway! This year, six female candidates are up for three seats, driving progress toward a more inclusive and diverse industry. Full, Leader, and Champion #MRCmembers, be sure to cast your vote by 11:59 pm AT on Friday, Dec 13! Meet the candidates and learn more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMvT_FFu
2025 Board of Directors Election - Candidates & Voting » Marine Renewables Canada
https://marinerenewables.ca
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👏 Exciting updates from #MRCmember Port of Argentia! Receiving #OffshoreWind turbine blades and building a secure storage compound showcases their role in advancing U.S. offshore wind while strengthening Canadian capabilities in the global energy transition.
An inbound campaign is in full swing as we receive offshore wind turbine blades and build out a secure storage compound in support of the global energy transition.
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#ICYMI Never a better time to seize the #OffshoreWind opportunity in Canada🇨🇦 ! #AtlanticCanada has a recipe for success: amazing offshore wind speeds, seabed suitable for fixed and floating technologies, a recently established regulatory framework, numerous ports with some like Port of Argentia and Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal already supporting offshore wind internationally, and an experienced offshore supply chain. Now's the time to lay the rest of the groundwork to truly capitalize on this potential. Read more from Darius Snieckus at Canada's National Observer about what the changing political landscape in the US could mean for Canada's offshore wind sector 👇
Trump’s plan to block offshore wind may breathe new life into Canada’s industry
nationalobserver.com
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And that’s a wrap on the MRC 2024 Conference! 🎉 Our largest conference to date! A huge thank you to our sponsors, speakers, attendees, and volunteers for making this event a success. Your support and participation are invaluable in helping drive the #MarineRenewableEnergy sector forward. We can’t wait to see you next year at #MRC2025 in #Halifax from November 12-14!
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As Day 2 and the #MRC2024 Conference wrap up, we’re reflecting on three days filled with through provoking discussions—from exploring route to market possibilities and industry progress to the importance of Indigenous partnerships and strategies for co-existence with other ocean users. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and all attendees for your active participation and for making this conference a success!
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Day 2 of #MRC2024 is off to an exciting start! Our keynote lunch is featuring Denise Pothier, Chief Operating Officer at the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business. She’s sharing insights on building respectful, mutually beneficial business relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses and improving Indigenous participation in the country’s economy, a topic that is very timely as our sector works to advance #MarineRenewableEnergy projects and ensure inclusivity and meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities and businesses.
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Wrapping up Day 1 with our Welcome Reception! Fantastic to see the enthusiasm and energy today with attendees sharing ideas, expertise and building connections. Let’s build on this momentum into Day 2! #MRC2024
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Day 1 of #MRC2024 is a wrap! From exploring the power of Indigenous partnerships to strategies for co-existence with other ocean users, Day 1 was filled with valuable insights and industry updates. 📸 Here are some highlights from today’s sessions and networking.
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