Canada’s export-led hydrogen boom
Exports have become the driver for a surge of green and blue production projects as the outlook for Canada’s domestic hydrogen demand looks increasingly uncertain
Canada’s hydrogen industry is flourishing several years after the federal government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada report in December 2020, Jonathan Wilkinson, the country’s minister of energy and natural resources and head of government department Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), indicated in a recently released progress report. “Across Canada, interest in low-carbon hydrogen is booming,” Wilkinson said in the foreword to the progress report. “Approximately 80 low-carbon hydrogen production projects have been announced, representing an expression of interest of over C$100b [$73b] in potential investment dedicated to building out this clean energy opportunity.” These hydrogen pr
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