Nova Scotia | Province approves second green hydrogen proposal for Point Tupper

Province approves second green hydrogen proposal for Point Tupper

Nova Scotia's environment minister has approved a second green hydrogen production plant in Point Tupper, N.S.

Bear Head Energy plans to construct the green hydrogen and ammonia facility in the Point Tupper Industrial Park on the Strait of Canso at the same location it had once planned to build a liquefied natural gas plant.

The company will produce green hydrogen by drawing water from Landrie Lake, then using renewable energy from wind turbines to split water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen through a process called electrolysis. It will then convert the hydrogen into ammonia, which makes it easier to ship hydrogen long distances.

The plant will have the capacity to produce up to 350,000 tonnes of hydrogen, which it will then convert into two million tonnes of ammonia each year before it is shipped to customers overseas. Ammonia can be used in various industrial processes, including the production of agricultural fertilizer.

Interest in green hydrogen and ammonia is growing internationally as industries and governments seek alternatives to carbon-based fossil fuels.

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