A green hydrogen project to be based in Stephenville, Newfoundland has formally applied for an environmental assessment
Newfoundland’s green hydrogen potential causes a stir
Canadian province attracts multiple proposals as developers eye its wind and hydropower resources, energy minister tells Hydrogen Economist
Canadian natural resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson caused a stir in June when he said there are probably six or seven large-scale green hydrogen production and export projects being proposed for Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). Until then, few people outside the province were aware of its substantial potential for green hydrogen development, whether wind-powered or a combination of wind and hydropower. However, Andrew Parsons, NL’s minister of industry, energy and technology, suggests his federal counterpart has underestimated the number of green hydrogen projects in the works in his province. “Proponents of over a dozen projects have been in contact with our office, with the pace of acti
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