November 21, 2025 Delta, British Columbia Natural Resources Canada
The Government of Canada is investing in clean transportation to strengthen Canada's economic security and energy leadership by improving performance and reducing emissions and costs of heavy-duty trucks, ensuring our economy remains competitive while building a cleaner future for Canadians.
Today, the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $1.4 million in federal funding for a research and development project with Hydra Energy Canada Corporation in Delta, British Columbia.
This project is focused on optimizing retrofitted hydrogen co-combustion engines in heavy-duty trucks, which are relatively new to the Canadian transportation market. Hydrogen co-combustion engines use hydrogen alongside a primary fuel, such as diesel, to reduce tailpipe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project aims to increase the proportion of hydrogen in the combustion process as well as to develop machine learning to improve vehicle performance, fuel consumption and emissions reductions, which is also expected to result in lower operating costs. These advancements will be demonstrated during trials with commercial trucks converted to hydrogen co-combustion currently operating in British Columbia.
Through projects like this, Canada is driving the next generation of clean transportation and securing our place as a global leader in the clean energy economy.
