The federal government has committed to spending $20-million on tidal energy projects in the Bay of Fundy, a move that will help Canada become a "clean energy superpower," Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Sunday.

Mr. MacKay, Nova Scotia's representative in the federal cabinet, said the money will be used by the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, whose partners include utility Nova Scotia Power Inc., Minas Basin Pulp and Power of Hantsport, N.S., and Alstom, a energy and transportation giant based in France.

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