Wednesday, 17 July 2024.
Today we post about the low-carbon hydrogen economy in Canada, after past day’s posts about Namibia and Germany.
But before we start, here is another great reference to give a broader global perspective:
If you click at the link above you will be able to compare and select countries in terms of details of hydrogen development. There are currently 36 countries mapped and presented also on an interactive map, indicating the stage of hydrogen development: implementation, development, preliminary (and no information).
It’s a great global reference by Baker McKenzie, one of the largest international law firms, headquartered in Chicago.
Canada is the second largest country in the world. If, in one hand, it has been on the media for suffering from severe wildfires, on the other its huge landmass is starting to highlight the potential in terms of agriculture and renewable sources of energy, from hydroelectric to hydrogen.
The Hydrogen Strategy for Canada was introduced in December 2020. Here some quotes from its foreword:
“The Hydrogen Strategy for Canada lays out an ambitious framework for actions that will cement hydrogen as a tool to achieve our goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 and position Canada as a global, industrial leader of clean renewable fuels.”
“This will involve switching from conventional gasoline, diesel, and natural gas to zero-emissions fuel sources …”
“As one of the top 10 hydrogen producers in the world today, we are rich in the feedstocks that produce hydrogen. We are blessed with a strong energy sector, and the geographic assets that will propel Canada to be a major exporter of hydrogen and hydrogen technologies.”
“Hydrogen might be nature’s smallest molecule but its potential is enormous.”
“This Strategy is a call to action. It will spur investments and strategic partnerships across the country and beyond our borders. It will position Canada to seize economic and environmental opportunities that exist coast to coast. Expanding our exports...”
“This is only the beginning … By working with provinces and territories, Indigenous partners, and the private-sector and by leveraging our many advantages, we will create the prosperity we all want, protect the planet we all cherish and we will ensure we leave no one behind.”
Inspired? Just wait to read the full 141-pages strategy report itself.
In terms of “expanding our exports”, not long after the strategy was published, on August 2022, the Government of Canada and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany signed a Joint Declaration of Intent committing the two countries to collaborate in the export of clean Canadian hydrogen to Germany.
Canada’s first commercial green hydrogen and ammonia production facility was announced last month by the company McDermott. The project will include the development of up to 530-turbine wind farm with the ability to generate 3.5 gigawatt (GW) of electricity and 150 megawatt (MW) solar photo voltaic (PV). The facility will have the capacity to produce 165kta of hydrogen and 5000 metric tons per day of ammonia.
Click at the image below to access the portal of the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada, including not only news, but also a Progress Report 2021 to 2024.
According to this Progress Report from April 2024, “Across Canada, interest in low-carbon hydrogen is booming. Approximately 80 low-carbon hydrogen production projects have been announced, representing an expression of interest of over $100 billion in potential investment dedicated to building out this clean energy opportunity.”
Tomorrow we will post about hydrogen in Europe.
