(Fort Saskatchewan, Canada) – British industrial gas manufacturer Linde plc has finalized a contract to supply hydrogen to Dow Inc.'s "Path2Zero" project in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. Linde plans to invest more than US$2 billion (€1,8 billion) in the construction, ownership, and operation of an integrated clean hydrogen and atmospheric gas production facility in the province of Alberta.
Storage of two million tonnes of CO2 planned annually
The new complex will produce "clean hydrogen" using Linde's carbon capture technology called "HISORP" and will also recover hydrogen from the exhaust gases of Dow's ethylene cracking plant. In the first phase, the company will supply hydrogen and nitrogen and offer services. In addition, the new plant will produce hydrogen for existing and new industrial customers who want to decarbonize their operations.
Dow site in Fort Saskatchewan in the Canadian province of Alberta: The chemical company wants to decarbonize around 20 percent of its global ethylene capacity with the help of hydrogen in the ethylene cracker complex. © Dow Inc.
In total, the Linde complex is expected to capture more than two million tons of carbon dioxide annually for sequestration. The gas will be transported and stored by neighboring industrial partners. Dow plans to use the ethylene cracker complex to decarbonize around 20 percent of its global ethylene capacity and at the same time increase its polyethylene supply by around 15 percent.
Dow's choice of Linde as a supplier of clean hydrogen and nitrogen for Fort Saskatchewan was announced in April 2023. At the time, the final investment decisions for the companies' projects were subject to approval by boards of directors and authorities. Commissioning had been announced for 2027. Completion is now forecast for 2028.
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Linde is investing two billion US dollars in the production of hydrogen with carbon dioxide capture in the Canadian province. © Linde plc
