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◀ Trent Vichie speaking at event commemorating North America’ s first FEED engineering completion for green ammonia
▶ EverWind’ s Point Tupper Facility in Richmond County, Nova Scotia
▼ Chief Terry Paul of Membertou, Rose Paul of Paqtnkek, Trent Vichie and Isaiah Bernard of Potlotek
One of the biggest advantages of the site is that it’ s already a world-class industrial terminal with significant infrastructure in place
With ambitions as bold as supporting global decarbonization, Trent explains the origins of such an innovative project:“ The inspiration to start EverWind came from a recognition of a key challenge of renewable energy. Renewables like wind and solar are intermittent: the wind doesn’ t always blow, and the sun doesn’ t always shine. That variability limits how much renewables can contribute to the energy system. Green hydrogen provides a powerful solution to this challenge. It allows us to capture renewable power when it’ s available and convert it into a storable, transportable fuel, either hydrogen or ammonia, that can be used when and where it’ s needed. It effectively bridges the gap between renewable generation and consistent energy supply.”
Trent moves on, elaborating on the key benefits of adapting the legacy infrastructure at the Point Tupper Terminal:“ One of the biggest advantages of the site is that it’ s already a world-class industrial terminal with significant infrastructure in place. This meant we didn’ t have to start from scratch with building a port, which saved around $ 400 million in capital. It gives us a major head start, both reducing the capital cost and the environmental impact. We’ re essentially taking an existing industrial energy hub that’ s been handling traditional fuels and adapting it for the clean energy future.”
The project is, of course, not without challenges. Trent shares some the obstacles the company has had to overcome:“ Firstly, although necessary, the regulatory
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