In April, Newfoundland lifted a 15-year moratorium on the development of wind power, eager to harness both the on- and offshore potential of the renewable resource.
Wind howls across the Port of Argentia, picking up foam from the frigid Bay of Placentia and flinging it indiscriminately on ships, trucks and people.
“There’s always a chance things won’t pan out,” said Keith Pearson, mayor of the nearby town of Placentia, a picturesque community of around 3,500 people whose economy stands to gain if the hydrogen ever starts to flow.“But when you’ve got world leaders talking about it, when you’ve got the Prime Minister of Canada talking about it and the Premier of Newfoundland talking about green hydrogen – I mean, it’s not just me that’s looking at this.
As a fuel, hydrogen is light, storable and energy-dense. When burned, it produces no direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases, making it an attractive prospect for decarbonization. The province’s push for wind power has already begun to have an effect on the Port of Argentia, an ice-free industrial seaport about 130 kilometres west of St. John’s, located alongside the main North Atlantic shipping lanes between North America and Europe.
Mr. Penney said the port chose Pattern in part because of the company’s established record of successful renewable energy ventures, and its reputation for “not rocking the boat” with communities, governments or other stakeholders. Andrew Parsons, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, said he understands that hesitancy.
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