HALTON HILLS, Ont. — Ontario is placing practically $6 million towards 9 initiatives geared toward making use of hydrogen to energy the province’s electrical energy grid.
The majority of the funding goes to Atura Energy to mix hydrogen with pure fuel — as much as 15 per cent by quantity — to supply electrical energy at its Halton Hills Producing Station.
The federal government says will probably be the biggest electricity-based, grid-connected, low-carbon hydrogen mixing venture in Canada’s historical past.
Vitality Minister Todd Smith says it’ll assist produce an much more sustainable vitality system.
Ontario’s Unbiased Electrical energy System Operator has stated that whereas the province works towards an emissions-free electrical energy gird, pure fuel era continues to be required within the brief to medium time period to make sure stability, however it’ll additionally enhance greenhouse fuel emissions from the sector.
The advocacy group Environmental Defence has beforehand stated that mixing some hydrogen with pure fuel gained’t meaningfully cut back emissions, as a substitute it’ll lock in fossil gas infrastructure for many years.
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