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Inveravante-Shear Wind acquisition injects $27 million and unlocks the Glen Dhu wind farm, advancing renewable energy, wind turbines, green power capacity, and local jobs in Nova Scotia for utility supply and environmental compliance.
The Main Points
$27M for a 62% stake enabling Glen Dhu wind build-out, 60 MW phase one, jobs, and Nova Scotia energy targets.
- Inveravante buys 62% of Shear Wind for $27 million.
- Phase one: 30 turbines, 60 MW nameplate capacity.
- Investment: $180M now; phase two about $500M.
- Power for up to 60,000 households on completion.
- Supports Nova Scotia Power's renewable obligations.
The largest wind energy project developed by a Nova Scotia company is about to take off in Pictou and Antigonish counties, with the financial backing of a Spanish utility conglomerate.
Company executives with Bedford-based Shear Wind Inc. announced that Inveravante had paid $27 million to purchase 62 per cent controlling interest in Shear Wind.
The Spanish company already has billions of dollars invested in renewable energy projects in Latin America, and Canadian precedents like the CNE windmill highlight market potential.
Inveravante founder Manuel Jove said he was pleased to expand his company's activities into Canada and to expand in the Maritimes as well.
"We're looking for some company with a great portfolio of projects ready to go," Jove said through a translator. "We found Shear Wind."
Shear Wind has been ready to proceed with its Glen Dhu wind project for more than a year, but the credit crisis stalled the project last fall amid uncertainty over wind farms in the market.
"We plan to invest immediately upwards of $180 million in phase one of this Glen Dhu project," said Mike Magnus, president and CEO of Shear Wind. "It will provide 120 construction and on-going maintenance jobs."
The first phase will include erecting 30 turbines in the Barneys River area of Pictou County. Magnus said phase two of the project would involve another investment of approximately $500 million.
If both phases of the project are completed as planned, the Glen Dhu wind farm will include between 75 and 100 turbines spread over 10,000 acres in Pictou and Antigonish counties. That would supply enough electricity for up to 60,000 households, while renewable winds in New Brunswick show broader regional growth.
Shear Wind has previously won over angry residents by agreeing to relocate several turbines 1.5 kilometres from the closest home.
The company's comeback is also being applauded by Nova Scotia Power, which needs renewable power from Shear Wind and other companies as more projects are given the green light in Nova Scotia to meet its environmental obligations by 2011.
Robin McAdam, the vice-president of sustainability for Nova Scotia Power, said the utility has noted Inveravante's track record as a successful international developer.
"An aggressive transition to renewable generation is underway here in Nova Scotia and the Glen Dhu project, providing 60 megawatts of nameplate capacity, will be a vital part of that," he said.
"Inveravante and Shear Wind will be an important part of Nova Scotia's green energy future."
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