Alberta and Quebec to battle for hydrogen supremacy
The relative contributions of blue and green hydrogen will determine how the sector develops over the next decade
Quebec and Alberta are jostling for supremacy in the race to become Canada’s hydrogen centre following the unveiling of a national hydrogen strategy, with each province having plans at an advanced stage that may start to be implemented this year. The Canadian government released its national hydrogen strategy in mid-December, outlining plans to rely primarily on blue hydrogen over the short-to-medium term but increasingly green hydrogen as it becomes progressively more economic over the long term. Alberta is well placed to lead blue hydrogen production for domestic and export markets, while Quebec is widely seen as the country’s likely dominant producer of green hydrogen. “Our immediate fo
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