Hydrogen

Recent stories about hydrogen


A Diesel Tech Industries coach and an Edmonton Transit Service bus on a rainy stretch of pavement.
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Report suggests trucking will drive future hydrogen corridors

A report released by Edmonton Global suggests Class 8 trucks are well suited to use hydrogen and could help create shipping corridors with lower carbon emissions than our present reality.

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An aerial view of Sherwood Park in Strathcona County.
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Industrial projects convince U.S. company to create Canadian headquarters in Edmonton region

Strathcona County said Louisiana-based Bartlett Group has chosen the county for its Canadian headquarters thanks to an economic snowball effect that Dow's Path2Zero project is creating.

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A photo of a black car with a sticker that reads, "Powered by Hydrogen"
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Rough summer for hydrogen car seen as part of net-zero solution

The type of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle that the Edmonton International Airport acquired last year to help accelerate demand for the region's abundant fuel supply has recently come under fire from scientists concerned about greenwashing at the Olympics and drivers who have launched a class-action lawsuit in California.

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A person in an industrial uniform reading "InnoTech Alberta" and "Chris" operates lab equipment.
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Canada's first hydrogen quality testing centre opens in Edmonton

InnoTech Alberta's new Hydrogen Quality Centre at Edmonton Research Park can test for impurities better than any other lab in Canada, meaning industry can now validate its hydrogen for fuel cells much closer to home.

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A person in a suit stands in profile at a podium with other people in suits in the background.
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Hydrogen convention to bring world to region

Delegates to the third annual Canadian Hydrogen Convention, which runs from April 23 to 25 at the Edmonton Convention Centre, include officials from Romania, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, and even Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland.

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A hydrogen bus parked in a lot.
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Hydrogen bus pilot finds hiccups and fixes

The players behind a pilot of hydrogen buses in Edmonton and Strathcona County have used sandbags to replicate passengers and consulted with experts to expose and resolve any future challenges that the low-carbon technology has.

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Justin Riemer, Sean Collins, Ian MacGregor, and Andrew Gillis sit on a conference stage beneath a screen showing their names
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Cleantech startups see opportunity in Alberta's Industrial Heartland

Two Edmonton cleantech companies are getting closer to opening facilities in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, where they plan to leverage the area's unique assets.

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A crowd of people on stage at the Canadian Hydrogen Convention as Alanna Hnatiw of the Edmonton Region Hydrogen Hub makes and announcement
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Two hydrogen-refuelling stations on the horizon for Edmonton

Both the City of Edmonton and Air Products announced plans for hydrogen-refuelling stations during the second annual Canadian Hydrogen Convention, increasing the infrastructure necessary to make the use of the fuel practical.

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Mark Lea-Wilson stands at a podium at the Matrix Hotel in front of a slide that reads "The world has chosen a path."
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Hydrogen Summit seeks to ignite concrete action

Five companies representing complementary aspects of the developing hydrogen economy will bring the 2023 Hydrogen Summit to a forward-looking close on Feb. 7.

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