Canadian Hydrogen Update IEA HIA Annex 30Jülich, Germany

Cheri-Ann Olsen September 16, 2010

2 Outline

Overview of Canada’s hydrogen resources and utilization as well as system analysis

Production Distribution Utilization Current Industry Recent activities

Research and DevelopmentDemonstration and Deployment

3 Hydrogen Production

Canada safely produces over 3 million tonnes of hydrogen per year

Majority is through steam methane reforming Large amount of waste or by-product

hydrogen is captured and liquefied Electrolysis is used for industrial and small

scale production Primary production is in Alberta, Ontario and

Quebec

4 Hydrogen Distribution

Canada has two hydrogen pipelines located in Alberta and Ontario near petroleum product processing

Alberta: Large-scale industrial on-site hydrogen production and by-product hydrogen is transported by pipeline.

Quebec: By-product hydrogen, SMR, and electrolysis is liquefied and transported by truck across Canada and to the US.

A new liquefier is being built in BC to utilize a local by-product source of hydrogen.

5 Hydrogen Utilization

Oil sands upgrading utilizes the majority of hydrogen produced in Canada. Additional pipelines and plants were planned but have been put on hold due to the economic crisis

Hydrogen is expensive in British Columbia due to demand and transport from QuebecLarge amount of research, development and demonstration including the World’s largest hydrogen fuelling station

6 Hydrogen Industry in Canada

Industry has changed significantly over the past two years due to amalgamation and the economic crisis

Companies such as Ballard (FCs), AFCC (FCs), Dynetek (storage), Hydrogenics (production and FCs), Angstrom (micro-FCs) and New Flyer (FC bus mfg)

New companies such as Next Hydrogen (production) and SeeWind (FC integrator)

7 Recent Activities

Research and DevelopmentH2Can:Collaboration of industry, academia and government

$5M/5 years leveraged with partners Strategic research network 3 themes – Production and purification;

storage; and infrastructure and safetyProgram on Energy R&D

$2M/year leveraged with industryDefence R&D Canada

8 Recent Activities

Research and DevelopmentUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières – Hydrogen Research Institute

US DOE H2 Storage Systems Engineering Centre

Activities involve systems modeling and analysis

Canadian Hydrogen Safety Program Modeling of indoor hydrogen applications

9 Recent Activities

Demonstrations & DeploymentsDeveloping exit strategies for the Hydrogen Highway, Hydrogen Village and Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program

Canadian Hydrogen Airports Project 350/700 bar stations in Vancouver and Montreal

– installed vehicle and stationary applications – deployment

underwaySaskatchewan Vehicle and Infrastructure Project

Station and vehicles – operational, data collection underway

10 Recent Activities

Demonstrations & DeploymentsBC Transit fuel cell buses and hydrogen fuelling station continue to operate

New liquefier will support the bus station in Whistler

SeeWind back up power system installed to support the NRCan hydrogen research labs

PEI wind hydrogen project continues to operate to refine the control system and evaluate the electrolyser as well as using hydrogen in a diesel genset for Northern and remote applications

11 Thank you!

For more information:

Cheri-Ann Olsen P.Eng., MBASenior Project AdvisorHydrogen, Fuel Cells and Transportation EnergyCanmetENERGY580 Booth Street, 13A4Ottawa, OntarioK1A 0E4

Phone: (613) 947-4808Email: Cheri-Ann.Olsen@nrcan.gc.ca