Australian green energy and metals producer Fortescue has announced plans to establish a major green hydrogen hub in Prince George, Canada.
The project is led by Dr Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue, who spoke about the proposed facility during a presentation at the House of Ancestors on 13 September, according to North Shore News.
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British Columbia is the province with the third-largest gross domestic product in Canada and a growing hydrogen energy sector. According to the Trade and Invest British Columbia website, the region boasts more than half (51%) of the country’s hydrogen and fuel cell companies and plans to become “a world-leading hydrogen economy” by 2050.
The green hydrogen plant proposed by Fortescue will be situated at the Willow Cale Industrial Park, minutes from downtown Prince George.
Prince George is a city in British Columbia, Canada, with a population of more than 72,000. Forrest chose Prince George because of the town’s leadership and access to natural resources.
“[Prince George has] got clean air. It’s got heaps of water. It’s got heaps of electricity. It’s got everything going for it, and so this first 1,000MW facility sounds really big, but it’s a stepping stone to what could be built out here in this beautiful part of the world,” said Forrest.
Established in 2003, Fortescue is an Australian company with more than 20,000 employees.
