Canada invests $300 mn to boost clean hydrogen trade with Germany

Canada’s Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced a commitment of up to CA$300 million (US$216.89 million) to support clean hydrogen trade with Germany, one of Canada’s closest allies. The hydrogen truck manufacturer Nikola has recently opened the first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Ontario, Canada. The station was opened together with IT industries, Nikola‘s first dealer

Trafigura to acquire Greenergy’s Canadian operations

Trafigura has expanded its agreement with Brookfield Asset Management and its listed affiliate Brookfield Business Partners to include Greenergy’s Canadian supply operations. This complements Trafigura’s proposed acquisition of Greenergy’s European operations announced on 4 March. Founded in 1992 to supply diesel with lower emissions, Greenergy is one of Europe’s largest suppliers of biofuels with manufacturing

Canada, Germany sign MOU to trade hydrogen from Atlantic Canada

Canada and Germany have signed a deal to advance the trade of hydrogen out of Atlantic Canada between the two countries. The federal government says the memorandum of understanding will accelerate commercial-scale hydrogen trade, and secure early access for hydrogen producers in the German market. Essentially the agreement, the details of which have to be

Canada invests $11M in six clean fuels projects

In Canada, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced in Thorold, Ontario, a federal investment of C$15 million to support six clean fuels projects across Canada, including C$10 million for two projects in the Niagara region. The federal investments include: C$4.6 million to StormFisher Hydrogen to support a front-end engineering (FEED) study for a

HyPT consortium to advance net zero hydrogen

A significant new international research project is aiming to advance net zero hydrogen production and explore the economic and policy requirements of building a just hydrogen economy. The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT) is a £14.1m five-year programme featuring almost 20 universities from across the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Cranfield University, Arizona State

Canada carbon capture project struggles to get key contract

Canada is struggling to get a key tool in place for major carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, said a representative of one of the largest such ventures, as the country seeks to launch incentives vital to cutting emissions from Alberta’s oil sands. A government fund has told the Pathways Alliance, comprised of the six

TEMP awards contract to KOTUG offer escort towage

Trans Mountain operates Canada’s only oil pipeline servicing the West Coast of Canada providing tidewater access to foreign markets for Canada’s petroleum resources.

Canada’s first hydrogen train makes debut  

The first hydrogen-powered train in North America is taking riders on a two-and-a-half hour trip through central Quebec this summer. The tourist train made by French company Alstom runs from Montmorency Falls in Quebec City to Baie-Saint-Paul — partway along the Train de Charlevoix route — on Wednesday through Sunday until Sept. 30, carrying up

Sulzer’s flow technology selected for biofuel production

Sulzer was recently selected by a major energy producer in Canada that is using local canola (rapeseed) oil to produce renewable diesel at industrial scale. The innovative process will rely on a range of Sulzer flow equipment, including specially designed centrifugal pumps. The biofuel will be used to power vehicles, trains and industrial boilers, realising

Cedar floating LNG gets environmental certification

Canada’s first Indigenous majority-owned LNG facility received its environmental assessment certificate (EAC) from the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office. It also received a positive decision statement from the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Cedar LNG is a proposed floating LNG facility located on Haisla Nation-owned land in Kitimat, B.C., with the capacity to