Subject:
Renewable Energy Services Ltd. Begins Wind Farm Construction in Point Tupper
Summary:
Date Created:
05/27/2010
Last Modified
05/28/2010
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|  | You may have noticed something different about the view driving into the Strait Area recently. Very soon, 22MW capacity of clean renewable electricity will be added to the electrical grid in Nova Scotia thanks to the construction of 11 new German-made Enercon E-82 wind turbines.
The turbines are being installed by Renewable Energy Services Ltd (RESL) of Sackville, Nova Scotia and are being connected to the provincial grid by way of a Power Purchase Agreement with Nova Scotia Power Inc.
"The project is currently going as planned with three turbine installations complete as of May 26th, and the fourth is currently being constructed," says Larry Leblanc, RESL President and CEO. "We anticipate that the project will be complete later this summer," added Leblanc. The project is targeted to go into operation by the fall of 2010.
 "This current project is one of several that will help the provincial government reach its target of having 40% of its electricity produced from renewable sources by 2020," says John Beaton, Energy and Sustainability Consultant with the Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency. "The project will also do its part in terms of educating people on the latest wind energy technology while hopefully fuelling the desire for future wind energy projects in the region," noted Beaton.
Founded in 2000, RESL operates wind turbines in several other regions of the province. For more information on Renewable Energy Services Ltd., please visit: www.resl.ca/home.html
For more information on Strait-Highlands Green Action, please visit www.straithighlandsgreenaction.ca |