Warden’s Report for Race Rocks Ecological Reserve #97 Sept 5 2025

On September 5 , I was able to get transportation to Race Rocks for Guillaume Roy and his father Réjean Roy   The photos in the gallery presented here were taken by Réjean.  Along with me was former Pearson College student Brian Nainee who had been an active diver with the college here at Race Rocks in 1980.   Richard from Pearson College drove us out along with a group of marine Biology students.

It is always good to look at the Ecological Reserve through the eyes of a visitor who is seeing it for the first time, so the following gallery of photos has been provided by Réjean Roy 

 

Race Rocks Tidal Current Generator at Museum of Technology

In the summer of2025 Alex Fletcher and his son Yanou visited the Museum of Technology in Ottawa. They encountered the Tidal Current generator that was installed at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve  in 2006. 

 https://racerocks.ca/tidal-current-energy-project-at-race-rocks-2006-2011/

 

Yanou at the base of the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve Tidal Current Turbine

From the website.  https://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2012.0055.001/

The Clean Current technology is an example of a ducted horizontal axis turbine designed for ocean tides and salt water. It is bi-directional (designed for the ebb and flood tides) and highly efficient. It is very simple in design with one moving part, the rotor assembly that contains the blades. There is no driveshaft or gearbox. Clean Current’s direct drive variable speed permanent magnet generator incorporates features that allow the generator to be configured to produce either alternating or direct current.