The C$11.25 million pilot project is receiving C$8 million from the CleanBC Industry Fund, according to Joe Mazza, vice president of energy supply and resource development for FortisBC.
“Hydrogen is critical to our transition to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system,” said Bruce Ralston, minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
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“We are supporting innovation like the Hazer process with B.C. Hydrogen Strategy and CleanBC. The Hazer process is helping us achieve our climate goals while supporting good-paying jobs for British Columbians”.
The new plant will be built at Suncor’s Burrard terminal in Port Moody. Should the pilot project move to full commercial scale, it would produce 2,500 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen annually, which is roughly equivalent to the natural gas used to heat 3,300 homes in B.C.
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