The provincial government is speeding up work on a project to reduce transportation emissions.
The $900 million H2 Gateway project will be executed by HTEC, a zero-emission travel company.
HTEC plans to build 20 hydrogen refuelling stations – 18 in BC – to “support the deployment of fuel-cell vehicles and advance greener transportation solutions.”
These stations will be powered by new electrolyzers in Prince George, Nanaimo, and Burnaby.
According to the province, 14 of these stations will be able to refuel 300 heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles per day, which will reduce transport emissions by an estimated 133,000 tonnes a year.
“Producing clean fuels like hydrogen right here in B.C. to replace diesel use for transportation helps to reduce harmful pollution while creating new jobs and opportunities in the clean economy,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. “By supporting innovative projects like H2 Gateway, we can ensure that B.C. remains a world leader and attracts new investment in the growing clean economy.”
The H2 Gateway project is estimated to create 280 full-time jobs.
The province is contributing $133 million to the project through B.C.’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
“The initiative agreements that we have under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard are integral to the success of our fuelling network in B.C., which includes hydrogen production facilities and fuelling stations,” said Colin Armstrong, HTEC president and CEO. “Ambitious, transformative projects like H2 Gateway would not happen without a strong strategic and foundational partnership like the one we have with the Province of B.C.”
You can read more about the project here.
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