Atura Power | Niagara Hydrogen Centre

Overview

Status

FID

Region

North America

Geography

Canada

State

Ontario

Equity Owner

Atura Power, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation

Proponent

Atura Power

Output

Green hydrogen

Type of electricty

Hydro

Capacity

20 MW

Financing

Technology

Cummins PEM electrolyzer

Technical Advisors

CEM Engineering, Sacre-Davey Engineering

Advisors

Project Contact

Shelley Babin, Atura Power President and CEO

Lawyers

Project Cost

Offtaker

Commercial Operations Date

2025

Decommission Date

FID

December, 2023

Description

The project involves Ontario’s first 20 MW green hydrogen facility.

It will use Cummins’ proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis system will be manufactured at its Mississauga, Ont. facility.

Powered by renewable hydroelectricity, this carbon-free green hydrogen will then be provided to industrial customers for immediate consumption, and transported and blended into the fuel stream at Atura Power’s Halton Hills Generating Station, creating cleaner electricity for Ontario.

A spokesperson for Atura said the project had taken FID as of early 2024, with construction also beginning in early 2024 and operations slated for 2025.

January 11, 2024

Exclusive: Ontario power producer takes FID on green hydrogen project

Ontario Power Generation subsidiary Atura Power has taken a final investment decision on its hydro-powered Niagara Hydrogen Center, a 20 MW green hydrogen project in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Construction on...

November 7, 2022

Cummins supplying electrolyzers for Canadian H2 plant

Atura Power has selected Cummins to provide an electrolyzer system for its 20 MW Niagara Hydrogen Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, according to a press release. Once completed, the project will...

October 7, 2022

Atura Power selects Cummins for Niagara electrolyzer system

Atura Power has selected Cummins to design and manufacture the electrolyzer system for its Niagara Hydrogen Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, according to a news release. Cummins’ proton exchange membrane (PEM)...