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    H2BC: HTEC Completes Hydrogen Fueling Project in British Columbia

    April 4, 2025
    Earlier this week, HTEC opened its sixth station in British Columbia for light-duty hydrogen vehicles. The Canadian government also recently invested $49 million in the company to help fund construction of a $472 million hydrogen liquefaction plant in North Vancouver.
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    The Canadian supply chain for hydrogen-fueled transportation has advanced through a deal between two North American infrastructure companies.

    California-based Cavendish Hydrogen has delivered hydrogen fueling equipment for HTEC’s new station project in Vancouver.

    Hydrogen (chemical symbol H2) is light but energy-dense gas which does not contain carbon in its chain and thus does emit CO2 when combusted. Many e-mobility experts believe it is a more durable carbon-free fuel for long-haul transportation because of shorter refueling time and longer range distance compared with battery electric technologies, which itself is growing British Columbia.

    Earlier this week, HTEC opened its sixth station in British Columbia for light-duty hydrogen vehicles. The Canadian government also recently invested $49 million in the company to help fund construction of a $472 million hydrogen liquefaction plant in North Vancouver.

    "The opening of our Southeast Marine Drive station is an important milestone for HTEC and a positive step forward for hydrogen infrastructure in the region," said Colin Armstrong, CEO of HTEC, in a statement. "Collaborations like this are helping us build the foundation for a cleaner transportation future"

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    Cavendish Hydrogen has U.S. offices in Irvine, Calif., and global offices in Denmark, Korea and Austria. The company produces customized H2 fueling stations.

    "As one of the most important markets for Cavendish Hydrogen, Canada remains a top priority in our expansion strategy, especially as we continue to strengthen our presence in North America, alongside our work in the USA," said Eddy Nupoort, Senior Director of Sales & Business Development, Americas. "With another station already in the works, we look forward to deepening our collaboration and supporting HTEC as they work to meet the growing demand for clean hydrogen transportation.”

    HTEC’s work in British Columbia supports fueling for about 300 light-duty H2 vehicles throughout the province.

    Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (FCEV) are considered a strong zero-emission complement to battery electric vehicles, but FCEVs rely on a H2 transport infrastructure still in its infancy. Fuel cells use an electrochemical process to convert fuels to electric motors.

    Hydrogen is the most abundant element on earth; however, to be commercially produced it must be generated from stream reforming of methane gas, which is carbon intensive, or by electrolzyers which split the H2 from water.

     

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    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

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    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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