KAMLOOPS, BC — A proposed “first-of-its-kind” green hydrogen production facility located at the Kruger Kamloops Pulp Mill is taking steps forward. Sc.wenwen Economic Development, Tk’emlups te Secwépmc’s economic development arm, has partnered with Elemental Clean Fuels and Kruger on the $21.7 million project, called the Kamloops Clean Energy Centre. In a news release, Sc.wenwen said the facility will produce up to four tonnes of green hydrogen and 32 tonnes of oxygen per day. It said the hydrogen produed is expected to reduce the mill’s natural gas use by 16%, reducing about 7,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, and a portion of the oxygen will be reused directly in the mill process. …The project has completed initial feasibility work and is now in the front-end engineering and design stage before final investment decisions are made. Feasibility and engineering work is being supported by Natural Resources Canada, BC Hydro and the project’s partners.

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