Air Liquide | Bécancour Hydrogen Production Complex
Canada
Operational
Overview
Status
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Operational
Region
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North America
Geography
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Canada
State
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Quebec
Equity Owner
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Air Liquide
Proponent
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Air Liquide
Output
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Green hydrogen
Type of electricty
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Hydro-Québec
Capacity
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GH2: 8.2 tonnes/day | 20 MW
Financing
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Technology
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PEM
Technical Advisors
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Cummins (technology provider)
Advisors
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Project Contact
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Susan Ellerbusch, CEO, Air Liquide North America – susan.ellerbusch@airliquide.com
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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CAD 40m
Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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2021
Decommission Date
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FID
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May, 2019
Description
Air Liquide completed the construction of its PEM electrolyzer in January 2021. Supplied with renewable energy, the unit produces up to 8.2 tonnes per day of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec.
The 20 MW PEM electrolyzer is equipped with Cummins technology.
The commissioning of the electrolysis unit increases by 50% the capacity of Air Liquide’s Bécancour hydrogen production complex.
Air Liquide selected Bécancour for its green hydrogen implementation because of its access to renewable power from Hydro-Québec and its proximity to the hydrogen mobility market in the northeast of the continent.