Nova Scotia Offshore Regulator Looking to Study Potential Wind West Sites
- Nova Scotia’s offshore energy regulator wants to study areas of the ocean for Premier Tim Houston's Wind West project.
- The regulator seeks a company to assess marine life, archaeology, and geotechnical aspects of four ocean patches.
- The first phase of Wind West is projected to cost $60 billion and generate about five gigawatts of power by 2030.
- The federal government is interested in speeding up the approval process for Wind West, but it was not included in the initial fast-tracked projects.
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Nova Scotia offshore regulator looking to study potential Wind West sites
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s offshore energy regulator wants to begin studying areas of the ocean that could be home to the first turbines in Premier Tim Houston’s Wind West project.
Nova Scotia offshore regulator plans to study potential Wind West sites
The regulator says it is looking for a company to study the marine life, archeology and geotechnical aspects of four patches of ocean earmarked for potential offshore wind development.
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia offshore wind energy regulator wishes to begin the study of the ocean areas that could host the first wind turbines of Prime Minister Tim Houston's Wind West project. The regulator states that it is looking for a company that will study marine life, archaeology and geotechnical aspects of four ocean areas selected for potential offshore wind development. It states that conducting a single regional assessment will reduce…
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