Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Canada Products have signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of blue hydrogen.
The low-carbon hydrogen will be produced along with the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) close to the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Scotford, located near Edmonton.
Scotford is involved in the Polaris CCS project, an initiative by Shell to explore low-carbon opportunities, and the memorandum with Mitsubishi is a step forward in its development.
Edmonton is considered to be Canada’s first hydrogen hub as its abundance of natural gas resources and proven carbon dioxide storage capacity make it conducive to blue hydrogen initiatives.
The first phase of the project aims for production of 165,000 tons of hydrogen a year via a natural gas feedstock which will be converted into low carbon ammonia that will in turn be exported to Asian markets, mainly focusing on Japan.
The collaboration allows Shell to achieve a more significant role in the export of hydrogen and is presented as being progress towards Japan’s goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
Mitsubishi aims to start construction of the facility by 2030.
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