Our Work

IGH2A presents its activities through five structured work lines and processes. Working Groups (WGs) accelerate progress in specific ways with the overarching goal of increasing project development collaboration and FCH2 innovation. WGs should try to engage all relevant stakeholders, will be led by a co-lead, and manage their own project. Each WG will include a liaison from IGH2A.

Working Groups

WL1: PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING
WL2: STORAGE AND TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION
WL3: MARKET DEVELOPMENT AT SCALE
WL4: APPLICATIONS
WL5: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT

Green hydrogen can be produced through combination of an installation for electric energy generation from renewable sources (solar, wind, etc.) and a module for hydrogen generation by electrolysis – that is, from water...

Green hydrogen can be used to store, move, and deliver low carbon or carbon neutral energy to where it is needed. It can be transported as a gas by pipelines or in liquid form by ships, much like liquefied natural gas (LNG). It can be stored as a liquid, gas, or chemical compound such as ammonia...

For the advance of technology and its placing on the market, the development of systems of standardization, regulation and approval is of vital importance, as well as determining the precise legal and regulatory aspects to ensure the correct operation and safety of the user of the technology. These will be the channels and the tools to define the appropriate regulations on the use of green hydrogen and its applications...

Switching industrial processes to sustainable solutions is costly and technically challenging.

There are a wide range of applications where the use of green hydrogen is either growing or has the potential for significant future demand. Green hydrogen can be used as a feedstock or a replacement fuel in a number of industries, including petroleum refining, ammonia for fertilizer production, food and pharmaceutical production, metals and steel manufacturing, and in nearly all forms of transportation, including air, ship and rail. It also can also be converted to energy through engines, turbines, and fuel cells, or through hybrid approaches such as integrated combined cycle gasification and hydrogen turbines...

Green Hydrogen Economy Transition Hub is an initiative aims to accelerate the development and deployment of green hydrogen technologies through its 6 themes research programs.

British Columbia

Sundance Hydrogen - Canada, British Columbia, Chetwynd - Not operational - 2024; Description: Sundance Hydrogen is a joint venture among FortisBC, RH2C and Macquarie Green Investment Group (GIG) that features a world-scale renewable hydrogen (RH2) plant. http://www.renewableh2canada.ca/

Alberta

Fort Saskatchewan Blending Project
Alberta Industrial Heat Land Hydrogen Task Force

Saskatchewan

Pilot demonstration of Hydrogen, produced in-situ in abandoned oil wells

Manitoba

Commercial Fuel Cell Electric Bus Deployment

Ontario

Hydrogen production (Bruce nuclear power plant) - Feasibility Study - Canada, Ontario, Tiverdon - Operational - 2020; Description: The Bruce Power Centre for Next Generation Nuclear will evaluate mass production of hydrogen using nuclear technology and opportunities for alignment with the oil and gas, transportation and electricity generation sectors. Project Participants: Bruce Power https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsontario-confirms-its-commitment-to-nuclear-technology-development-8362673
2.5MW Power to Gas Project in Markham - Energy Storage - Canada, Ontario, Markham - Operational - 2018; Description: With more than 11,000 hours of operation providing regulation services to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and the production of more than 250,000 kg of renewable hydrogen, Enbridge-Cummins’ Canadian-located Energy Storage Facility is celebrating its second year of innovation as North America’s first multi-megawatt Power-to-Gas facility. Project Participants: Hydrogenics Corporation and Enbridge Gas Distribution http://www.h2gta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AMurray-Hydrogenics-Markham-Energy-Storage-Facility-061318.pdf
Toronto Beachhead - Canada, Ontario, Toronto - Operational - 2018; Description: Original plan: Hydrogenics Corp. received $1.6 million in federal government funding to build two hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell vehicles. The developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation, fueling station equipment and hydrogen-based power modules in Mississauga, Ont. was awarded the funding through the Ministry of Natural Resources (NRCan) to build the stations in the Greater Toronto Area.

Quebec

Air Liquide Canada - Canada, Quebec, Becancour - Operational - 2020; Description: Air Liquide Canada tapped Hydrogenics Corp. to design, build and install a 20MW electrolyzer system for a hydrogen production facility in Quebec. The plant is estimated to be in commercial operation by the end of 2020, with an annual hydrogen output of just under 3,000 tons.
H2V Energies - Canada, Quebec, Becancour - Not operational - 2022; Description: In January 2020, Quebec-based startup H2V Energies announced that it is accepting orders for green hyrgogen production from its Alpha plant using biomass instead of steam reforming hydrocarbons or electrolysis of water. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/01/21/1973260/0/en/Green-Hydrogen-H2-V-Energies-takes-another-step-forward-and-announces-the-opening-of-its-order-book.html
Raglan Nickel mine Canada, Quebec, Rivière-Koksoak - Operational - 2015; Description: TUGLIQ’s Glencore RAGLAN Mine Renewable Electricity Smart-Grid Pilot Demonstration Project aims to set a new landmark in harvesting wind energy at an industrial scale, in Canada’s North. Project Participants: Tugliq Energy Co. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-and-data/funding-partnerships/funding-opportunities/current-investments/glencore-raglan-mine-renewable-electricity-smart-grid-pilot-demonstration/16662