A huge step forward for the first off-shore wind projects in Canada.
The province says Nova Scotia’s Offshore Energy Regulator released the names of some of the companies pre-qualified to work on their proposals for Nova Scotia’s first offshore farm.
It follows a pre-qualification process between October and January.
They include five companies from all over the world and two groups of companies; one based here at home.
The companies whose names have been released so far have given consent:
- DEME Concessions Wind N.V
- A group comprised of Nova Scotia based- DP Energy Canada Limited, Enterprize Energy Atlantic Pte. Ltd., Nova East Wind Inc., and SBM Renewables Holding SA
- A group comprised of Hanwha Ocean Co, Ltd. and Q ENERGY France SAS
- Jan De Nul nv
- Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Limited
- Northland Power Inc.
- Simply Blue Energy (OSW) Ltd.
Bids will open later this year.
Premier Tim Houston says we are setting the stage for a successful offshore wind industry, becoming an energy leader on the world stage.
Wind West, a $60 billion project, will be able to power a quarter of Canada’s energy needs. It is designed to harness offshore wind off of Nova Scotia’s coast.
It’s a project Houston calls a “generational opportunity.”
