Communities across Canada are looking for cleaner and more affordable energy options, and the Government of Canada is investing to create good jobs and scale up clean technology solutions. This includes investing in innovations in clean fuels such as hydrogen that can reduce or replace higher-emissions fuels.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Member of Parliament for Gatineau, announced an investment of more than $3.3 million in Gazifère Inc. for a clean fuels project in Gatineau, Quebec, for a total project cost of over $7.3 million.
The investment will support Gazifère in conducting a hydrogen blending feasibility study. Specifically, the study will assess the development of a water electrolysis facility that would allow for the injection of low-carbon hydrogen to help decarbonize Gazifère's gas distribution network across the Outaouais region. This result is estimated to reduce emissions by over 18,000 tonnes annually by displacing nearly 10 million cubic metres of conventional gas per year. Gazifère will seek further emissions reductions through waste -heat recovery.
This investment will help unlock growth in Canada's clean fuels market and lay the groundwork for the low-carbon fuels of the future. These initiatives are important to the growth of Canada's clean fuels industry in order to keep pace with the global demand to act on climate change while bolstering energy security and delivering affordability.
Canada is establishing itself as a global supplier of choice for clean energy in a net-zero world, boasting one of the world's most comprehensive and detailed climate plans, a wealth of natural resources and a skilled workforce - ensuring a prosperous and clean future for Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
