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Wind Power News: New Brunswick
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Wind turbine falls at Kent Hills facility
A wind turbine fell to the ground at the Kent Hills wind facility in Albert County this week. TransAlta says no one was hurt and the cause of the incident is under investigation. For recreational users, company spokesperson James Mottershead says the area surrounding the wind facility has been closed. TransAlta is asking the public to avoid the wind farm which includes all turbines, substations, collector lines and access roads. The company adds an update will be provided once the . . . Complete story »
Group looks at luring wind farm project previously rejected by neighbouring community
A wind energy project that’s not wanted in a tiny community in northeast New Brunswick could find a new home just down the road. A local non-profit group that was trying to lure wind turbines to Pokeshaw and Black Rock, on the Acadian Peninsula, says it would welcome Fredericton-based Naveco Power relocating its project from nearby Anse-Bleue. “We would certainly be willing to accommodate Naveco. We’re very close to a transmission line,” says Kevin Whelton, head of the Pokeshaw and . . . Complete story »
Residents of small N.B. community renew opposition to proposed wind farm
Residents of the tiny community of Anse-Bleue are renewing their attempts to stop a Fredericton company from building a wind farm near their homes. They say a representative of Naveco Power is again meeting with landowners in the area whose properties would be crossed by transmission lines carrying the renewable power to the NB Power grid. Last fall Naveco’s CEO told CBC News that he was looking elsewhere for a site because of the local opposition to the five proposed . . . Complete story »
Wind shifting against green energy project in northern community
The political winds are shifting in Anse-Bleue. For more than a year, people in the tiny community near Caraquet have been fighting plans for a wind farm development. Residents like Gina Girard were convinced they were tilting at windmills, given the province’s goal of more renewable electricity, and the fact the company, Naveco Power, is literally down the street from the New Brunswick Legislature. “We’re a little community of 400 people,” she says. “It will affect 400 people, so for . . . Complete story »
Pandemic delays major wind farm project near Saint John
A major wind-farm project in southern New Brunswick that was expected to be ready by the end of next year has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Burchill Wind Project near Lorneville, southwest of Saint John, will be set back nine months, postponing its completion to the end of 2022. “When the impacts of COVID started to land in our region, our focus shifted away from major projects,” said Ryan Mitchell, vice-president of Saint John Energy. Instead, Mitchell . . . Complete story »
RCMP investigating damage at northern wind farm
Police are investigating after several wind turbines at the Caribou Wind Park near Bathurst were damaged over the long weekend. New Brunswick RCMP say 10 turbines were damaged sometime between Sunday and early Monday at the wind farm located off Route 180 in Caribou Depot, about 50 kilometres west of Bathurst. Police said in a release issued Tuesday equipment was significantly damaged while the suspect or suspects tried to gain entry into the base section. Ultimately, three turbines were rendered . . . Complete story »
Bathurst withdraws from Anse-Bleue wind farm project
A planned wind farm in the Bathurst, N.B., area was struck a major blow on Monday. City council rejected a request for funding for the Chaleur Ventus Energy Project that is to be built in Anse-Bleue, about 56 kilometres northwest of Bathurst. At a special meeting of council the city said the project was no longer profitable and that there were issues around social licence. The city was the majority partner in a group aiming to build five windmills on . . . Complete story »
Bathurst’s plan for wind farm on Acadian Peninsula disturbs neighbours
The City of Bathurst is the leading partner in a proposed Acadian Peninsula wind farm that’s drawn the ire of nearby residents. The city has sought provincial approval to borrow up to $20 million for the project about 56 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, but councillors won’t talk about it. Plans filed with the provincial government for environmental approval call for five wind turbines on private land near Anse-Bleue south of Route 320. Called the Chaleur Ventus Energy Project, it’s expected . . . Complete story »
Utility pitches $30M wind turbine project
SAINT JOHN • A $30-million wind farm could be built in Saint John, creating jobs and stabilizing power rates for the Port City. Saint John Energy announced Thursday it will issue a request for proposal inviting developers to build a wind energy project in the Spruce Lake Industrial Park. That’s expected to include between five and 10 turbines producing 20 to 40 megawatts of energy. The city-owned utility will buy the energy back from the successful developer who will design, . . . Complete story »
Trudeau imposes carbon tax, with rebates, on four provinces
Justin Trudeau is imposing a carbon tax on provinces that have balked at implementing their own, doubling down on what will be a core fight in Canada’s next election. Trudeau announced a plan Tuesday to tax industrial emitters and fuels in holdout provinces. The fuel surcharge alone will raise about C$2.3 billion ($1.8 billion) in revenue next year, rising to C$5.6 billion by 2022-2023. The baseline price on carbon will be C$20 per metric tonne initially, rising to C$50 by . . . Complete story »
