Hydrogen at the pulp mill will not make it more efficient

By David Charbonneau
Armchair Mayor
March 19, 2026
Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Region: Canada, Canada West

The Owner of Kamloops pulp mill, Kruger, is partnering with two others to reduce greenhouse gasses by generating hydrogen on site and using it as fuel. It’s an interesting pilot project but it won’t increase efficiency or significantly reduce greenhouse gasses. Others are the project developer, Elemental Clean Fuels; and Sc.wén̓wen Economic Development, the economic arm of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc. Zachary Steele, chief executive of New York-based Elemental Clean Fuels, says: “We believe our approach, which has received years of thought, is the right solution in terms of safety and economics and operational capabilities to decarbonize our process.” The Economic Development arm of Kamloops Indian Band is equally enthused. …The $ 21.7- million project is seeking financing from Natural Resources Canada. …However, 7,000 tonnes is a small amount of the CO₂ produced by the mill, mostly by the lime kiln. 

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