Firms team up on wind farm proposal

Oxford, Minas Basin plan 100-megawatt operation

 

Two of Nova Scotia’s leading family businesses are teaming on a proposed $200-million, 100-megawatt wind farm in Lunenburg County.
Oxford Frozen Foods, controlled by the Braggs, Minas Basin Pulp and Power, controlled by the Jodreys, and Nova Scotia Power Inc. registered the South Canoe Wind Power Project for an environmental assessment Thursday.

Windmill orders power Seaforth Energy

The winds of change are blowing in a positive direction for Seaforth Energy Inc.
About two-thirds of the windmills the company’s building are destined for Nova Scotia. The remainder are going to Scotland and Italy.
“We’ve got more orders in-house than I think the company’s ever had,” Seaforth president and CEO Mike Morris said Tuesday.

Maine developer urges more tidal power co-operation in Bay of Fundy

 By JOANN ALBERSTAT
The tidal power industry in Maine and Nova Scotia should be working closely together to answer environmental questions, an energy forum heard Thursday in Halifax.
John Ferland, director of project development with Ocean Renewable Power Co., said a regional approach would save money and help the industry develop.

Nova Scotia late investing in energy security

It’s too bad Nova Scotia Power couldn’t attach a turbine to the steam that came blasting out of people’s heads this week when they got wind of power hikes and generous compensation packages for executives.
Just think of the electricity they could generate with all that free negative energy. They could turn it into a low-cost renewable.
Nova Scotia Power Inc. blew a public fuse Tuesday with its application for a six per cent rate increase over two years. This is the seventh increase in 11 years.