With vast hydroelectric and wind power resources, Canada is a prime candidate to host some of the world’s largest green hydrogen projects in the future — requiring the procurement of tens billions of dollars of electrolysers and related equipment.
But with only a handful of electrolyser manufacturing facilities currently in existence in Canada (see factbox below) — and lead times for building out new factories running into years rather than months — where are Canadian developers likely to find gigawatts of highly advanced electrolyser technology?
Not from the US, according to Chris Norris, director of business development for Canada at German-headquartered Siemens Energy, which also makes proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers.
