Is offshore wind Nova Scotia's greatest opportunity since the Age of Sail?

Open this photo in gallery: The Goelo Enabler vessel is seen next to wind turbines at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm operated by Iberdrola near Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Brittany, France, on Oct. 22, 2024.Stephane Mahe/Reuters For two years, a twin-engine plane flew in a grid pattern over 1,100 square kilometres of the Atlantic Ocean off Canada's east coast. High-speed cameras captured detailed video, which was used to identify birds, fishing boats, whales and turtles. The imagery's resolution was so fine that it could reveal the birds' species and gender. This aerial survey was early preparatory work for a proposed wind farm, to…