EverWind Fuels has filed for an environmental assessment for the $1bn first phase of its proposed green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia.
The filing begins a review period seeking public comments through January 18, with a decision due by February 7 from the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on whether the project can be granted conditional environmental assessment approval.
The filing shows that, if approved, EverWind will begin construction in early 2023 of a 300 MW electrolysis plant along with a 600 tonnes-per-day ammonia production facility. The project also involves construction of a liquid ammonia pipeline to a jetty for international shipping and a 230 kW substation that will bring in electricity.
The developer approached multiple vendors for electrolysis production technology but only two companies were considered for the final project design: Nel ASA and Siemens, the filing shows.
The German groups E.ON and Uniper said in August that they aim to buy up to 500,000 tonnes per year of ammonia each from EverWind, starting in 2025, when the project is set to begin production.
In April, EverWind acquired the NuStar storage terminal in Point Tupper to advance the project.
CIBC Capital Markets and Citi are acting as EverWind’s joint financial advisors. International law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP and Canadian firm McInnes Cooper are acting as EverWind’s legal counsels.
