Australia 943 MW Project, Bermuda Offshore Plans

Australia has approved the 943 MW Valley of the Winds Wind Farm,
Bermuda plans to install an offshore wind farm with 17 turbines by
2027, and Nova Scotia proposes an ambitious $10 billion offshore
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show? Email us! Australia has given the green light to a
massive wind project. The Independent Planning Commission in New
South Wales has approved ACEN Australia's nine hundred forty-three
megawatt Valley of the Winds wind farm. The project also includes a
three hundred twenty megawatt battery storage system. The project
will create up to four hundred construction jobs and fifty
permanent positions. The investment is approximately one point six
eight billion Australian dollars. The island nation of Bermuda is
making the most of its windy weather. Officials unveiled plans for
an offshore wind farm starting with seventeen turbines by twenty
twenty-seven. The project aims to help Bermuda reach its twenty
thirty-five goal of eighty-five percent renewable energy. The
project will begin with a sixty megawatt installation near the
north shore. Officials hope to scale up to one hundred twenty
megawatts total. Nigel Burgess, head of regulation at Regulatory
Authority Bermuda, calls offshore wind a compelling opportunity.
The project will lower exposure to fuel price shocks and create
space for long-term investment. Currently, Bermuda gets one hundred
percent of its power from fuel burning. The project aims to promote
energy independence by reducing dependence on imported fuels. The
wind farm is expected to be operational by twenty thirty. Nova
Scotia has announced an ambitious offshore wind project that could
cost up to ten billion dollars. Premier Tim Houston wants to
license enough offshore turbines over the next ten years to produce
forty gigawatts of electricity. That's eight times more than
originally planned. To put this in perspective, Nova Scotia with
just over one million people requires only two point four gigawatts
at peak demand. China's offshore wind turbines were producing just
under forty-two gigawatts as of last year. The project would
require hundreds of wind turbines built in water about one hundred
meters deep, about twenty-five kilometers offshore. Experts say the
project would actually need more than four thousand offshore
turbines using current fifteen megawatt turbines. The transmission
line alone is estimated to cost between five billion and ten
billion dollars to connect the wind farms with the rest of the
country. The premier calls it a concept to capture the imagination
of Nova Scotians. He wants federal help to cover costs, saying the
excess electricity could supply twenty-seven percent of Canada's
total demand.