Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation<\/a> has submitted its Botwood and Area Green Energy Project for Environmental Assessment. <\/p>\nThe 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. <\/p>\n
EVREC is billing the project as the \u201clowest cost, green hydrogen and ammonia producers globally,\u201d with grid connection powered by wind and solar energy. <\/p>\n
The aim is to export the ammonia to Canadian, U.S. and European markets.<\/p>\n
The 20,000 hectare Botwood Wind Farm is the largest of three proposed wind farms in the region \u2013 the others to be located at Twin Lake, and Leading Tickles.<\/p>\n
Written comment<\/a> must be received by July 4th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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