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Donald said Genome Atlantic is looking to select and replicate various ideal tree genes, but not tweak them to create something new, which would be genetic modification.
The process begins with measuring different trees and seeds in various locations, Donald said, and then looking at their genomes for favourable properties they want to select out for an improved next generation.
That way, models can be built to help predict how a new tree will perform, Donald said.
The group is looking for all sorts of target traits, such as faster growth, more resiliency to pests, or the temperature extremes that are expected in a changing climate.
Port Hawkesbury Paper proposing to build Nova Scotia s largest wind farm
Port Hawkesbury Paper is developing a wind farm project that could be the largest in Nova Scotia. The current plan is to install 28 towers that could each support a four-megawatt turbine.
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One of two meteorological towers erected by Port Hawkesbury Paper to monitor wind for a potential 112-megawatt wind farm in Guysborough county
PORT HAWKESBURY Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) has taken another step in the development process for the 112-megawatt wind farm first announced in December 2019 by directly funding the installation of two meteorological towers on the proposed project site in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
These two towers will collect vital wind data over the next twelve months. As part of PHP’s due diligence process, the collected data will serve to verify the wind resource over the project site and facilitate project design in terms of potential turbine distribution and arrangement. Positive results from the due diligence process could enable construction to begin in 2022, subject to all appropriate legislative and regulatory requirements. If built, this project would be the largest wind farm in Nova Scotia and supply green power directly to PHP.