oint Tupper, where green energy developer EverWind Fuels will build a green hydrogen and ammonia production plant to open in 2025. EverWind announced Monday it will power the plant with three new wind farms across Nova Scotia, including two farms in partnership with Membertou. CONTRIBUTED
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POINT TUPPER, N.S. — EverWind announced Monday its plans to build three wind farms — two of them in partnership with Membertou — to power its Point Tupper green hydrogen and ammonia production project.
The proposed Bear Lake and Kmtnuk farms are on Membertou-owned land in Hants and Colchester counties. The third and largest farm, Windy Ridge, will also be in Colchester County.
With the three expected to produce up to 530 megawatts, the company said the wind farms will power its green energy project in Point Tupper.
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The project is scheduled to begin production in 2025.
“This investment helps Nova Scotia move more quickly and cost-effectively towards its clean energy transition,” said EverWind CEO Trent Vichie in a news release. He added any excess electricity from the farms will be sent to the public power grid.
The three wind farms are still pending environmental approval but are scheduled to be built beginning in mid-2024 and completed the next year. The approximately $1 billion private investment is split between the farms as:
• Windy Ridge: $660 million (up to 66 turbines)
• Kmtnuk: $190 million (up to 20 turbines)
• Bear Lake: $170 million (up to 15 turbines)
“Membertou will inform the development process and along with ur partners, we will work to progress the transition to green energy in Nova Scotia and the world,” said Membertou Chief Terry Paul in the news release.
“This development will provide a necessary source of energy and will create economic benefits for the people of Membertou.”
EverWind said the farms will create 30 full-time jobs upon completion, along with 650 jobs during the construction. British company Renewable Energy Systems will construct the farms.
Upon its opening, EverWind said its green hydrogen and ammonia plant will be fully powered by renewable resources. The company will also install solar panels next to the plant for “grid flexibility.”
EverWind is one of two companies planning to produce green hydrogen and ammonia in Point Tupper and use water from adjacent Landrie Lake for production. The other is Bear Head Energy.
Both projects were approved by the provincial Department of Environment and Climate Change earlier this year.