(Austin / USA) – The US-based Green Hydrogen International Corp. (GHI) is building a complex for the production and storage of green hydrogen in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The project, called the “Spirit of Scotia Green Hydrogen Hub”, is expected to have a capacity of 500 gigawatts when fully developed.
Storage in underground salt formations
The focus is on a series of hydrogen storage facilities in underground salt formations. This type of storage is “a pivotal point for the large-scale production of green hydrogen” because it enables “significantly lower production costs”. GHI has therefore acquired “extensive mineral exploration licenses throughout Nova Scotia in most of the province’s known storable salt formations.”
When fully expanded to 500 gigawatts, “Spirit of Scotia” will be able to produce over 43 billion kilograms of hydrogen per year, which corresponds to an energy equivalent of more than 450 terawatt hours.
Business and First Nation Consortium
GHI intends to bring together a consortium of developers, businesses, local communities and First Nations groups to advance the project, says GHI founder and executive director Brian Maxwell. “This will be one of the largest investments in Canadian history.” Thousands of jobs will be created, local energy costs will be reduced and the province will receive “significant tax revenue.”
The country can “play an outsized role in helping Europe meet its energy needs and reduce dependence on Russian natural gas,” the company said. In August, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a Cooperation agreement signed for the export of hydrogen.
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The “Spirit of Scotia” project aims to produce hydrogen using wind power. © GHI
