To help reach its goal, Nova Scotia now released an offshore wind roadmap that includes three modules.
The first module explains Nova Scotia’s approach to site selection, seabed licences, and support mechanisms. It also provides options for interested parties to share their input for future modules.
The second module will be released in the spring of 2024 and will focus on supply chain, infrastructure, and clean inclusive growth opportunities.
The third module, to be released in the fall of 2024, will focus on feedback from Mi’kmaq and Indigenous peoples from other communities, the fisheries industry, environmental organizations, academia, community groups, workers, the research community, ocean users, and other interested parties.
It will also consider input gathered through the federal-provincial regional assessment of offshore wind development, announced in March.
Engagement will continue after the third module is released, said the government.
“ The Nova Scotia Offshore Wind Roadmap is an important milestone in creating a sustainable offshore wind industry for Nova Scotia. It emphasizes the importance of data collection and data-based decision-making in understanding how best to develop offshore wind as a source of clean energy for the province,” said Alisdair McLean , Executive Director of Net Zero Atlantic.
“The approach must be co-operative, and the road map will help ensure the involvement of rights holders and interested parties, including Mi’kmaq and Indigenous peoples from other communities, environmental organizations, fisheries, workers, academia, and community groups.”
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