A new lab established at Dalhousie this week has partnered with a local energy provider to explore applications of hydrogen that could assist Nova Scotia in its efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
N.S.-based Eastward Energy has contributed $120,000 through an in-kind donation to support Dalhousie researcher Dr. Michael Pegg and his team in the Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science as they investigate low-carbon solutions for its distribution system, including the distribution of hydrogen-enriched natural gas.
“We see the opportunity that is before us to become an absolute energy powerhouse in this province,” said Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston at a launch event hosted by Dal on Monday. “Imagine Nova Scotia as an energy powerhouse. That is what lays before us with the opportunity that we have in green hydrogen.”
Nova Scotia’s Green Hydrogen Action Plan, released in December, lays out…
