Dale Nally, Alberta’s associate minister of natural gas and electricity
Alberta doubles down on hydrogen
Energy minister tells Hydrogen Economist that all forms of low-carbon hydrogen will be needed
The Canadian province of Alberta already has six blue hydrogen-related projects in the planning stage, with an estimated total capital investment of more than C$14bn ($10.8bn). But environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace have joined promotors of green hydrogen such as Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest in opposing blue hydrogen development. Hydrogen Economist interviewed Dale Nally, Alberta’s associate minister of natural gas and electricity, to learn more about the reasons for the province’s early success in attracting blue hydrogen-related projects, as well as the potential for a backlash. Alberta has already lined up a large slate of world-scale blue hyd
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