New wind energy project expected to lower greenhouse gas emissions significantly
Posted Jul 4, 2026 11:58:50 AM.
Last Updated Jul 6, 2026 12:20:59 PM.
The Ocean Lake Wind Project in Guysborough County received its environmental assessment approval as of July 2, with construction set to begin in 2029.
This is the largest wind energy project the province has approved to date. The project will see the construction of 158 turbines at Ocean Lake, and it will take about five years.
Once it is up and running, the turbines will generate around 1,264 megawatts of clean electricity — enough to power around 400,000 homes.
It will also reduce Nova Scotia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions so much so that it is comparable to taking 420,000 gas-powered cars off the road, or, in technical terms, will save 1.94 million tonnes of emissions.
This project is expected to create between 400 and 500 construction jobs, with another 40 to 50 people hired for operations. It will likely generate about $11 million in annual tax revenue for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough.
Costing $2 billion to build first phase
The project must comply with 61 terms and conditions designed to protect the environment and human health. The project developers are EverWind NS Holdings Ltd. and Membertou Development Corp.
Developers are EverWind NS Holdings Ltd., a Canadian energy infrastructure company, and Membertou Development Corp., the development arm of the Membertou First Nation in Cape Breton.
Meanwhile, Everwind Fuels is developing one of North America’s first large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia projects at Point Tupper in Cape Breton, which in its first phase will be powered by 650 megawatts of electricity from four previously announced wind farms.
The project’s first phase is expected to cost $2 billion. Electricity from this initial phase is scheduled to flow in 2028, with the hydrogen and ammonia plant coming online a few years later.
The first phase is projected to produce about 200,000 tonnes of clean ammonia a year. Ammonia is the most common way to ship hydrogen long distances.
The Ocean Lake Project is expected to power Everwind’s second phase, which could add another 800,000 tonnes of ammonia production per year. Phase 2 calls for generating two gigawatts of electricity from up to three additional onshore wind projects.
With files from Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press
