CHARBONE Hydrogen Corporation has announced that it has received authorization to produce up to 5.5 MW green hydrogen at the Sorel-Tracy CHARBONE Hydrogen facility phases 1, 2 and 3 from the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change of Quebec, according to a news release.
The project has also already received preliminary on-site civil works construction permits from the municipality of Sorel-Tracy. On June 20 the company held a “first shovel” event, kicking off the construction of the phase 1 with the on-site civil work.
The dihydrogen produced at the Sorel-Tracy facility will be sold and distributed by CHARBONE exclusive partner, Superior Propane, a subsidiary of Superior Plus, under a definitive agreement that was announced on May 5, 2022. CHARBONE will deliver a high-purity grade 5.0 green hydrogen to Superior Propane in different formats, including, individual cylinders, bundle-packs and bulk to industrial users and for few future heavy mobility users.
The project is located on an approximately 40,000 square meters land parcel leased by CHARBONE under a 25-year long-term lease entered into with the town of Sorel-Tracy along the Québec Highway 30, east of Montreal on St-Lawrence River south shore. The highway was named “Steel Highway” because of the numerous steel mills and process plants operating along the highway from Varennes to Bécancour (QC).
