Winds Of Change For Green Hydrogen: The Nova Scotia Offshore Wind Roadmap And Its Implications

As Canada and other Western nations grapple with implementation issues in the net-zero carbon emissions policies, hydrogen has emerged as a potential key piece of the solution. Hydrogen, which is produced through various means including natural gas reforming (gasification), electrolysis and pyrolysis, has garnered particular attention from government and investors alike in recent years. This attention in combination with the scale of recent investments is a clear signal that hydrogen is a steadily growing industry both in Canada and globally.

In recent months and years, the Canadian Government and various Provinces have established and released Hydrogen "roadmaps" for the development and growth of a hydrogen industry. The roadmaps have varied depending on the region and the availability of local resources such as natural gas for blue hydrogen and hydro power for electrolysis. In Atlantic Canada, given its access to marine ports and abundant wind resources, there is