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A record of success


A record of success.

Since 2002, Trillium Power Wind Corporation has strategically worked to acquire 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:

2015 – July, Trillium Power completes LinkedIn Company Page to provide latest news for Followers (Link)
 
2015 – June, Master issues Order so that Trillium Power can include new claims of Spoliation (Destruction of Evidence)
           against Government of Ontario (Document)
 
2015 – June, Trillium Power wins Spoliation (Destruction of Evidence) Motion against Government of Ontario
            (Press Release)
 
2015 – June, Trillium Power wins Spoliation (Destruction of Evidence) Motion against Government of Ontario
 
2015 – June, Trillium Power and Government of Ontario attend Court mandated Mediation with Justice Dennis O'Connor
 
2015 – May, Trillium Power files Spoliation (Destruction of Evidence) Motion against Government of Ontario

2015 – March, Trillium Power and Government of Ontario Complete Examinations for Discovery
 
2015 – March, Trillium Power and Government of Ontario exchange Affidavit of Documents
 
2014 – June, Trillium Power files Reply to Statement of Defense from Ontario Government (Document)
 
2013 – November, Trillium Power wins in Ontario Court of Appeal against Government of Ontario - Litigation to Continue
            (Press Release)
 
2013 – November, Trillium Power wins in Ontario Court of Appeal against Government of Ontario (Decision)
 
2013 – March, Trillium Power Appeal to overturn Rule 21 Motion is heard by Ontario Court of Appeal.
 
2012 – October, Trillium Power files Notice of Appeal at the Ontario Court of Appeal.
 
2012 – October, Motions Judge delivers ruling in favour of Government's Motion to Strike (Rule 21 Hearing)
 
2012 – August, Motion Hearing by Ontario Government is heard. The Government's Motion is to strike Trillium Power's Claim
                         (Rule 21 Motion)

2012 – January, Trillium Power provides final notice to Ontario Crown of its default in filing a defense in response 
            to the Statement of Claim

2011 – November, Trillium Power responds to Demand for Particulars - still no defense filed by Crown

2011 – October, Crown does not file defense within legally proscribed 20 day time limit

2011 – September, Trillium Power files Statement of Claim Against the Crown (Ontario) for $2.25 Billion in Damages
            (Sept 28, 2011)

2011 – September, Trillium Power advised that there is "no political appetite" to correct actions against Offshore Wind
            "either before or after upcoming election"

2011 – August, Trillium Power continues with attempted discussions with senior Ontario Government political staff to
            correct actions against Offshore Wind

2011 – July, Trillium Power participates in Freshwater 2011 Offshore Wind Conference in Detroit, Michigan

2011 – June, Trillium Power continues efforts to correct unwarranted and illegal action against Offshore Wind and
            TPW1 sites by Ontario Government

2011 – May, Trillium Power delivers Notice of Proceedings Against the Crown (Ontario) on May 20, 2011

2011 – May, Trillium Power speaks on several TV programs about the harm to Ontario workers and taxpayers by
            Ontario's confiscation of Offshore Wind sites

2011 – April, Trillium Power participates in several conferences and provides information on the confiscation of Offshore
            Wind sites by the Ontario Government

2011 – March, Trillium Power participates in several TV and Radio programs to provide information on Offshore Wind
            confiscation by the Ontario Government

2011 – March, Trillium Power provides information on Offshore Wind confiscation to LEDC Conference

2011 – March, Trillium Power further disseminates proof to senior Ontario Government officials of 104 studies, reports
            and activities completed at its TPW1 site

2011 – February, Trillium Power provides proof of 104 studies, reports and activities completed at its TPW1 site to
            Ontario Government staff

2011 – February 11, Ontario Government imposes a new moratorium on offshore wind development in The Great Lakes and
             confiscates sites

2011 – February 11, Ontario Trillium Power and Toronto- based, publicly listed, diversified financial company begin financial 
            close of final development round financing

2011 – February, Trillium Power presents TPW1 and Ontario Offshore Wind at Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit 2011

2011 – January, Trillium Power a keynote presenter of TPW1 at Canadian High Commission in London

2011 – January, Trillium Power and Toronto- based, publicly listed, diversified financial company agree on terms for final
            development round financing

2010 – December, Conference Board of Canada releases non-partisan, independent study, on the
            Employment and Economic Impacts of Ontario's Future Offshore Wind Power Industry.
            Report is very positive on benefits and references both Trillium Power and the TPW1 site.

2010 – December, Trillium Power receives copy of report by international offshore wind consultants hired by possible
            financial investor that is very positive on TPW1 offshore wind site and development to date.
            Report is very positive of Trillium Power management.

2010 – November, Trillium Power completes third tranche of continuation funding while final development funding
            discussions are nearing agreement

2010 – October, Trillium Power discusses TPW1 and offshore wind on BNN's SqueezePlay

2010 – October, Trillium Power receives approval to conduct geophysical studies at TPW1 site in Lake Ontario from
            Ontario MTC

2010 – October, Trillium Power completes second tranche of continuation funding while final development funding in
            discussions.

2010 – September, Trillium Power receives additional positive draft results from environmental advisor Golder Associates

2010 – September, Trillium Power completes first tranche of continuation funding while final development funding in 
            discussions.

2010 – August, Trillium Power presents TPW1 to Great Lakes Legislative Caucus meeting in Toronto

2010 – July, Trillium Power presents TPW1 and Ontario offshore wind at Freshwater 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio

2010 – July, Trillium Power has an additional (non-required) open house on Preliminary PDR report in Cape Vincent, NY

2010 – July, Trillium Power has second of two required Ontario REA open houses on Preliminary PDR report in Picton

2010 – July, Trillium Power has first of two required Ontario REA open houses on Preliminary PDR report in Napanee

2010 – June, Trillium Power responds and supports MNR proposal for 5 km offshore wind setback from Ontario mainland

2010 – June, Trillium Power management continue in person meetings with First Nations

2010 – June, Trillium Power publishes Notice of Engagement in media to begin Ontario Renewable Energy Approval process

2010 – May, Trillium Power files Project Description Report (PDR) with Ontario Ministry of Environment to begin approval
            process.

2010 – May, Trillium Power presents TPW1 to biennial Windforce 10 at Windenergie-Agentur-Bremerhaven/Bremen e.V.

2010 – May, Trillium Power presents TPW1 and Ontario Offshore Wind opportunity at All-Energy Conference in
            Aberdeen, Scotland

2010 – April, Trillium Power engages new advisor for final development stage financing of approximately $20MM

2010 – March, Trillium Power management visit European Offshore Wind farms in North Sea to view operational procedures

2010 – February, Trillium Power presents TPW1 at Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit

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