Wind Power News: Newfoundland and Labrador
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With wind farm decision expected Friday, Port au Port residents are divided
A decision on releasing a proposed wind-energy project for the Port au Port Peninsula from environmental assessment is looming, with Environment Minister Bernard Davis expected to deliver an update Friday. Residents on the peninsula raised concerns almost immediately when the proposal – to place 164 wind turbines throughout the area, along with a green hydrogen and ammonia plant in nearby Stephenville – was announced. On Wednesday, with the decision imminent, Cape St. Goerge Mayor Stella Cornect said her community is divided on . . . Complete story »
Why is the N.L. government rushing into wind energy?
Here we go again; the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador appears to be full speed ahead to move toward a giveaway of public land – Crown land – to private businesses. This time, the big gamble is wind energy, but what’s the rush? Wind energy may be a profitable opportunity for the province and certainly warrants investigation. No doubt private enterprise can possibly play a beneficial, and leading, role in pursuing wind energy opportunities. But it seems that this whole . . . Complete story »
Wind farm plan meets resistance
WEST COAST – On July 6, a meeting held in Cape St. George and live streamed on Facebook focused on the proposed wind turbine project being constructed on the Port au Port Peninsula. This meeting provided an opportunity for information sharing between World Energy GH2 Inc. and the residents of the peninsula with the hope of bringing more understanding and support for the project. John Risley, a director with World Energy GH2, outlined the proposal to build 160 turbines on . . . Complete story »
Port au Port Peninsula residents want more information on proposed wind farm and its potential environmental impacts
STEPHENVILLE, N.L. – Residents on the Port au Port Peninsula are expressing concern about the wind power and hydrogenation project proposed for the area. World Energy GH2 plans to construct and operate a maximum one gigawatt (GW), 164-turbine onshore wind farm on the peninsula. The company, a consortium of four Canadian partners, says Project Nujio’qonik will include associated transmission and supporting infrastructure to power a 0.5-GW hydrogen/ammonia production facility in the Port of Stephenville. Nadine Tallack is a spokesperson for the . . . Complete story »
Opposition mounts against Port of Stephenville wind farm proposal
Opposition is mounting to a wind farm proposed for the Port au Port Peninsula, the first phase of which will see 164 turbines built to power a hydrogen operation based in the port of Stephenville. Chair of the Cabox Aspiring Geopark, Paul Wylezol says they’re putting together a proposal for UNESCO to have the Port au Port region formally recognized as an area of unique geological interest similar to the Discovery Geopark on the Bonavista Peninsula. Wylezol says area residents . . . Complete story »
Wind energy developer says Port au Port proposal is just the start
On the provincial government Land Use Atlas website, the two areas in question are identified as being an area of conservation interest, and the Blow Me Down Mountains are listed as a sensitive wildlife area for which no cottage applications will be accepted. "You can't even apply to build a cottage up there, but they're planning on putting up 100 wind turbines," said Wylezol. Complete story »
‘A lot of convincing to do’: Port au Port residents feel blindsided by proposed wind farm
Residents of Newfoundland’s Port au Port Peninsula say they’ve been blindsided by the announcement of a proposed hydrogen wind farm in the region, saying they fear scores of turbines will infringe on their land and harm their way of life. At a meeting in Cape St. George Wednesday, businessman John Risley faced a room filled with obviously frustrated residents, some of whom said they were surprised to learn about it from media reports or from neighbours. “It’s disrespectful. Very disrespectful…There’s . . . Complete story »
Proposed wind farm on Port au Port Peninsula worries some residents
Residents of the Port au Port Peninsula are concerned about possible environmental and regional impacts of a proposed giant wind farm, so much so that they’re hounding the company behind the mega project for answers. World Energy GH2 – made up of four partnering companies – wants to build 164 wind turbines on the peninsula, located in western Newfoundland, and use the energy produced there to make green hydrogen and ammonia in a plant in nearby Stephenville. If the mega project is . . . Complete story »
A giant wind farm causes concern in the Port-au-Port peninsula
The World Energy GH2 consortium proposes to build 164 wind turbines in the Port-au-Port peninsula. His plan was made public just days ago and the environment minister will have to decide whether to approve it by August 5. (Archives) Residents of the Port-au-Port peninsula are concerned about the possible environmental impacts of a giant wind farm. They’re hounding the company behind the megaproject for answers. The World Energy GH2 consortium proposes to build 164 wind turbines on the peninsula, located . . . Complete story »
Everyone says N.L. has big potential for wind energy. But when will the industry get going?
Companies in the renewable energy field are excited about the implications of Newfoundland and Labrador’s abolition of a controversial moratorium on onshore wind energy production, although the provincial energy minister is hesitant to say how quickly things will start moving. A provincial moratorium on private wind farms had been in place since 2007, which kept companies from generating and exporting onshore wind energy in the province. Energy Minister Andrew Parsons said several companies had already expressed interest in developing wind . . . Complete story »
