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A record of success


A record of success.

Since 2002, Trillium Power Wind Corporation has been strategically acquiring the necessary data,  partners, community support and investment to develop a diversified portfolio of offshore wind facilities according to a strict set of environmental, social and financial criteria.
To date, Trillium Power has achieved the following:

2010 – February, Strategic Partnership formed and Memorandum of Understanding signed with Vestas Offshore

2010 – February, 12-month MetMast and LiDAR reports confirm strong, long-term wind speed at TPW1 site

2009 – October, 3rd LiDAR and MetMast Report is correlated with 36 years of existing site data

2009 – July, 2nd LiDAR and MetMast Report is correlated with 36 years of existing site data

2009 – July, 2nd LiDAR and MetMast Wind Resource Update Report Received

2009 – June, The Superior Array draft collector layout completed

2009 – June, The Superior Array sizing set at 650MW

2009 – June, The Great Lakes Array draft collector layout completed

2009 – June, The Great Lakes Array sizing set at 1,600MW

2009 – June, Presentation to the Great Lakes Council - Great Lakes Wind Collaborative Conference

2009 – May, Niagara Industrial Association joins TaiWind Consortium led by Trillium Power

2009 – May, 1st LiDAR and MetMast Report is correlated with 36 years of existing site data

2009 – May, 1st LiDAR and MetMast Wind Resource Update Report Received

2009 – May, Ontario Green Energy Act passed into law

2009 – April, Low Carbon Economy Presentation and Delegate to the G8 Meetings in Siracusa, Italy

2009 – April, Trillium Power Wind 2 draft collector layout completed

2009 – April, Trillium Power Wind 2 sizing set at 740MW

2009 – March, Presentation to the North American Offshore Wind Conference in Washington, D.C.

2009 – March, Ontario Green Energy Act proposed Feed-In-Tariff Rates Announced

2009 – February, Ontario Green Energy Act announced

2009 – January, Confirmation received regarding The Superior Array Offshore Wind site

2009 – January, Confirmation received regarding The Great Lakes Array Offshore Wind site

2009 – January, Confirmation received regarding Trillium Power Wind 2 Offshore Wind site

2009 – January, Ontario Green Energy Act discussions regarding Offshore Wind

2009 – January, financing and development models updated and inputs confirmed

2009 – December/January, Installation of MetMast wind testing equipment

2008 – December, Installation of LiDAR wind testing equipment

2008 – October, aquatic studies contracted with Golder Associates

2008 – Sept, 2nd phase of barge design [detailed] development initiated

2008 – Sept, bird and bat migration testing and analysis initiated

2008 – July, bird migration testing and analysis contracted

2008 – July, detailed discussions begin to bring offshore wind supply-chain to Ontario

2008 – June, TaiWind consortium is announced

2008 – June, Training Partnership with First Nations Technical Institute [FNTI] is announced

2008 – May, Training Partnership with St. Lawrence College is announced

2008 – April, 1st phase of barge design [overview concept] development initiated

2008 – February, Reserved the final portion of the Trillium Power Wind 1 site under the Ontario
            Ministry of Natural Resources Site Release Program

2008 – January, engineering contracts signed

2008 – January 18th Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources removes offshore wind
            development moratorium.

2007 – Closed private placement investment in Trillium Power Wind Corporation

2007 – Updated detailed financial modeling

2007 – Additional wind resource testing

2007 – November 2006 to August 2007 met with various regulatory and government
            officials to communicate the differences between onshore, near shore and
            offshore wind development and the uniqueness of the Trillium Power Wind 1 site.

2006 – Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario imposes offshore wind development
            moratorium in Great Lakes in November to deal with near-shore issues in
            South-western Lake Erie.

2005 – Obtained independent 3rd party wind resource analysis by Helimax

2005 – Reserved the 2nd portion of the Trillium Power Wind 1 site under the Ontario
            Ministry of Natural Resources Site Release Program

2005 – Changed company name to Trillium Power Wind Corporation

2002 - 2004 – Completed internal econometric and financial modeling.

2004 – Detailed discussions with Ministry of Natural Resources [MNR]

2004 – Completed detailed financial modeling

2004 – Reserved the first portion of the Trillium Power Wind 1 site under the Ontario
            Ministry of Natural Resources Site Release Program

2003 – Began 2nd stage of detailed financial modeling

2003 – Completed internal resource modeling

2002 – Initiated and updated wind resource modeling

2002 – Company established as Osiris Energy Corporation