Canada Commits $100 Million to Advance Nova Scotia's Wind West Offshore Wind, With $5 Million for Floating Buoys
Natural Resources Canada announced in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on October 15 that Ottawa has committed $100 million to advance offshore wind development in the province, helping the Wind West clean energy initiative move from concept to development and secure private investment. Minister Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, made the announcement.
Of the total, $5 million will deploy floating light detection and ranging buoys to measure offshore wind speeds and ocean conditions, providing data ahead of a Call for Bids to be launched by the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator in winter 2027. Natural Resources Canada is also providing nearly $3 million to Net Zero Atlantic to expand transmission modelling for offshore wind power from Nova Scotia to Quebec, Ontario and beyond, and to conduct marine survey work for transmission cable routing.
Wind West, led by Nova Scotia, aims to develop offshore wind farms and connect their electricity to customers, generating enough zero-emissions electricity to power Nova Scotia's entire population and export additional power beyond the province. It is a key component of the Atlantic Energy Strategy, referred to the federal Major Projects Office in September 2025.
Source: Natural Resources Canada
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Photo: 图：海上风电场风机 / Photo: Offshore wind turbines（Wikimedia Commons，CC0）
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