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Newfoundland and Labrador could become a major hydrogen producer
The federal government has identified potential export markets for Canadian hydrogen, including the United States, Asia and the European Union. Accessing these markets could be to Canada’s advantage because it is likely that there will be a premium put on green hydrogen from renewable sources, especially in jurisdictions pushing for a zero-emission future. For example, to qualify for the EU CertifHy program, hydrogen producers will need to have a Guarantee of Origin certificate that shows the hydrogen is produced from green sources of electricity.
Quebec has plans to become a major player in the production of green hydrogen and Hydro-Québec has recently signed an agreement with German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp for an 88-megawatt electrolysis plant to produce 11,100 metric tonnes of green hydrogen per year (about 3 per cent of the world’s total hydrogen production).
Newfoundland and Labrador could become a major hydrogen producer
On Oct. 7, 1966, Joey Smallwood, then premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, wrote in his daybook, “Praise be to God!” Small wonder, since the day before then-premier Daniel Johnson of Quebec had authorized Hydro-Québec to sign a Letter of Intent with
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