Thursday, May 22, 2025
Atlantic Canada is emerging as a key hub for green hydrogen production and expert, leveraging its abundant renewable energy resources and proximity to European markets. The region’s hydrogen sector is attracting significant investment and job creation, with projections for substantial economic growth in the coming years.
The region’s strong wind resources, both onshore and offshore, are being utilized to produce green hydrogen through electrolysis, a process that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently announced new funds to support the Atlantic Canada green hydrogen hub. Steve Crocker, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, recently announced $50,000 for the Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance to support a project advancing the development of Atlantic Canada’s hydrogen supply chain.
“As the global demand for clean energy grows, our support for this project will help support the development of Atlantic Canada’s hydrogen supply chain and foster regional collaboration,” said Crocker. “It will also support the province’s transition to a low-carbon economy.”
In collaboration with project partners Energy NL, and Net-Zero Atlantic, the Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance will undertake a project to provide insight into the hydrogen supply chain in Atlantic Canada.
Specifically, the objectives of the project are to:
- Define the scope of the hydrogen supply chain for development, construction and operations (including production, storage, distribution, and utilization), not including the supply chain associated with electricity production.
- Establish a benchmark of Atlantic Canada’s expertise, capability, and capacity to support a hydrogen industry, considering all activities associated with the hydrogen value chain.
- Provide an understanding of the hydrogen build-out and analysis of the associated supply chain needs to support an Atlantic Canadian hydrogen industry.
- Engage with key stakeholders including project developers, governments, supply chain service providers, Indigenous and rural community leaders, and academia in the hydrogen supply chain.
- Deliver an assessment of the hydrogen supply chain opportunity for Atlantic Canada, including opportunities for Indigenous and rural communities.
- Prepare a development plan to enhance the region’s hydrogen supply chain position.
The Provincial Government’s contribution to this project leverages other contributions for a total project investment of $400,000.
The Innovation and Business Development Fund is focused on investments to grow Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil and gas supply and service capabilities, including opportunities to diversify capacities in other energy sectors. The program is a key mechanism to facilitate the necessary collaboration, investment and industry growth required to position Newfoundland and Labrador globally as a preferred location for energy development.
Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance, a non-profit society launched in 2021, supports the development of an economically viable clean hydrogen value chain to enable the transition to a prosperous low-carbon economy in Atlantic Canada. Its members include green hydrogen project developers, energy utilities, large energy consumers, hydrogen supply chain companies, educational and research institutions, academic and research professionals, government, and advocacy organizations supporting the clean energy transition.
“Building a strong low-carbon hydrogen supply chain is key to unlocking the full economic and environmental potential of hydrogen in Atlantic Canada – attracting investment, creating good jobs, cutting emissions in hard-to-abate sectors, and positioning our region as a clean energy leader,” Derek Estabrook, Executive Director of Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance. “This project will help develop the supply chain needed to support both domestic and export hydrogen opportunities.”
For further information, visit:
Innovation and Business Development Fund
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