A massive wind-to-energy project for the Burin Peninsula has formally been registered with the province’s environment department.
EverWind Green Fuels is proposing to build and operate three separate wind farms north and south of Marystown, and south of Swift Current, consisting of 1,500 turbines in total.
Each farm would also include collector lines, substations, access roads, and a transmission network.
The 10-gigawatt onshore project would also include three solar farms with a total capacity of 2.5-gigawatts, and a 5.5-gigawatt hydrogen/ammonia production facility, also near Marystown.
The entire project was registered yesterday with the deadline for public input Oct. 16th. A decision by Environment Minister Lisa Dempster is due 10 days later, on Oct. 26th.