The government of Nova Scotia has introduced legislation that would set bid fees and levies for offshore wind developers as part of the Canadian province’s broader offshore wind licensing regime. On 24 February, Premier of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston, tabled the Powering the Economy Act, which creates
The US state of Massachusetts and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation on offshore wind development, seeking to align planning, workforce training, transmission planning and supply chain development across the North Atlantic regio
Hanwha Group’s renewable energy arm in France, Q Energy France, together with Hanwha Ocean, has entered the pre-qualification process to participate in the upcoming offshore wind seabed leasing in Nova Scotia, Canada, the South Korean company said on 14 January. The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energ
The slower-than-expected turbine commissioning at the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan could impact Northland Power’s pre-completion revenues by approximately CAD 150 million to CAD 200 million in 2026, the company announced in its third-quarter 2025 results. Over half of the turbines are now i
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) has received a joint strategic direction from the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia to formally initiate the process to issue a call for bids for offshore wind within the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore area. Following the recent designation
The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia have designated the first four offshore wind areas to be made available for development, with a call for bids expected by the end of the year. Three of the identified areas are situated south of Nova Scotia’s eastern mainland, while the fourth
Oceanic Wind Energy and its partner, Coast Tsimshian Enterprises (CTE), have been granted an Investigative Use Permit (IUP) for the first phase of an offshore wind project in Hecate Strait, Canada. The permit was granted to the partners for the first phase of development, which could have a capacity
