The Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation has submitted its Botwood and Area Green Energy Project for Environmental Assessment.

The corporation is proposing to construct and operate a 3.5 gigawatt onshore wind energy project consisting of three wind farms with up to 530 turbines in central Newfoundland, and a 2.6 GW hydrogen/ammonia production facility in Botwood.

EVREC is billing the project as the “lowest cost, green hydrogen and ammonia producers globally,” with grid connection powered by wind and solar energy.

The aim is to export the ammonia to Canadian, U.S. and European markets.

The 20,000 hectare Botwood Wind Farm is the largest of three proposed wind farms in the region – the others to be located at Twin Lake, and Leading Tickles.

Written comment must be received by July 4th.