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EDMONTON, ALTA. – UK-based firm Linde announced Aug. 27 it will invest more than $2 billion to build, own and operate a world-scale integrated clean hydrogen and atmospheric gases facility in Alberta.

The facility will supply clean hydrogen to Dow’s Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

 An on-site complex will use autothermal reforming, combined with Linde’s proprietary HISORP carbon capture technology, to produce hydrogen and will also recover hydrogen contained in off-gases from Dow’s ethylene cracker, a Linde release said.

In the first phase Linde will supply hydrogen, nitrogen and other services to support Dow’s net-zero emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site and will also supply hydrogen to existing and new industrial customers seeking to decarbonize their operations, the release added, with the complex estimated to capture carbon dioxide emissions for sequestration in excess of two-million metric tons each year.

“This world-class facility will play a critical role in the success of Dow’s Path2Zero Project, supplying it with clean hydrogen energy. Alberta is a global leader in hydrogen production and in developing clean energy technology and products,” Alberta premier Danielle Smith and provincial minister of energy and minerals Brian Jean said in a joint statement.

“This is a huge win for Alberta’s energy sector and clearly demonstrates our business-friendly policies are attracting job-creating investment across the province. We look forward to the beginning of construction in 2025 and are proud to be partnering with Linde to further develop our hydrogen industry,” the statement added.

Upon completion in 2028 the complex will be the largest clean hydrogen production facility in Canada, and one of the largest globally, the Linde release said.