Canada, Germany announce hydrogen agreement [Video]

Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced a $300-million commitment to a clean hydrogen alliance with Germany that has been in place for nearly two years during a visit to Port Hawkesbury, N.S., on Wednesday.

“Wind right now is perhaps the most cost-effective way to generate electricity,” Wilkinson said.

In August 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German chancellor Olaf Scholz signed the agreement in Stephenville, N.L.

“Our target is clear – working towards initial exports of Canadian hydrogen to Germany by 2025”, Trudeau said at the time.

On Wednesday, Germany announced it would match Canada’s commitment for a joint total of $600 million for Atlantic Canadian hydrogen production and export.

“We are one step closer to the first shipment of green ammonia across the Atlantic,” said Karina Hauslmeier, deputy head of Commission for the German Embassy in Canada.

Everwind Fuels has started construction of a proposed $6-billion green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Point …