NL Hydro has requested additional information from World Energy GH2 which is hoping to draw energy from the grid for its massive wind and hydrogen project on the Port au Port Peninsula.
According to World Energy GH2’s Environmental Registration documents, each of the project’s 164 wind turbines has to be connected to the electrical grid for operation.
As a result, the company expects that 14 separate 66 kV collector lines will be required for each 12 or so turbines, for a total of 165 km of power lines. Another two 230 kV transmission lines will be required from the hydrogen plant substation to connect to the grid for another 55 km of line.
The power requirement is said to be in the range of 20 per cent of the total output of Muskrat Falls according to a recent CBC report.
Hydro says it is working with the company to assess its energy and capacity requirements, and has asked for more information to conduct a study to better understand the overall impact on the system.
