Teralta and Chemtrade produce clean hydrogen for pulp mill in Prince George, Canada
- RESOURCES INDUSTRY
- CHEMTRADE | ADVANTEC
Work for the Prince George project began in 2022, the first initiative in Teralta’s hydrogen strategy to develop utility-scale low-carbon hydrogen for industrial operations. The project was put on hold indefinitely in 2024 due to the hydrogen offtaker (pulp and paper mill) reducing its production significantly.
Our partner, Chemtrade, supplied stranded hydrogen generated from its sodium chlorate facility in Prince George, BC. Teralta cleaned the hydrogen and repurposed it for use by the pulp mill.
The clean hydrogen was estimated to displace about 25% of the gas energy requirements for the pulp mill, which would reduce CO2 emissions by about 700,000 tonnes across the life of the project.
With Teralta’s model, hydrogen sources at Chemtrade’s site would be transported to the pulp mill for its heating system. Teralta would clean the hydrogen, selling it to the utility for distribution to the mill.
Up to 500K GJ
Up to -700K t
Estimated -25%
Chemtrade would receive a portion of the profits from the sale of the gas. Along with offsetting increasingly expensive energy costs, the project would allow Chemtrade to monetize an existing asset (stranded hydrogen) with no investment or up front costs. AdvanTec manufactured all of the specialized industrial infrastructure and components for the project.
CHEMTRADE
Chemtrade was the hydrogen supply partner, providing stranded hydrogen produced by its facility in Prince George, generated in the production of sodium chlorate for pulp bleaching.
PRINCE GEORGE
The pulp mill in Prince George would receive the clean hydrogen, piping it into the heating system, displacing natural gas consumption by about 25% and reducing emissions for a cleaner operation.
AdvanTec
AdvanTec would provide the turnkey manufacturing and integration of the hydrogen capture and compression systems used to power the project.
