RH2C | Tumbler Ridge Methanol Project
Canada
Greenfield
Overview
Status
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Greenfield
Region
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North America
Geography
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Canada
State
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British Columbia
Equity Owner
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Renewable Hydrogen Canada Corporation
Proponent
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Canadian Methanol Corporation (Renewable Hydrogen Canada Corporation)
Output
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Methanol
Type of electricty
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BC Hydro: Approx. 140 MW of firm power Biomass plant self-generation: 20+ MW Aeolis Wind Power: 400 MW initially
Capacity
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1.75 million tons per annum (TPA) Green: 0.17 milion tons TPA, Carbon intensity (CI) of less than 10g/MJ (less than 300kg/tonne) Blue: 1.58 million TPA, CI of approx. 72 kg/GJ, well below the value for either conventional marine fuels (90-95 kg/GJ) or conventional methanol (90-95 kg/GJ).
Financing
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Technology
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blue methanol
e-methanol
Technical Advisors
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Stantec (pre-FEED)
Advisors
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Project Contact
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Juergen Puetter Chair and CEO Renewable Hydrogen Canada (250) 655-0330 jpuetter@rh2ca.com; Tyler Bryant at Tyler.Bryant@fortisbc.com; ike McKensey at Mike.McKensey@macquarie.com.
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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2028
Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
Renewable Hydrogen Canada Corporation (RH2C), through its subsidiary Canadian Methanol Corporation (CMC), is planning to produce green methanol (e-methanol) and low-carbon blue methanol at a plant near the town of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia (BC). Both products will be transported by rail to a new bulk liquids storage facility on the coast near Prince Rupert in northwestern BC, the closest port in North America to Asia.
Demand for green and blue methanol as a marine fuel is on the rise and is thus a key driver of the project. Much groundbreaking engineering work has been completed. This is to be followed by a pre-feed study by Stantec Inc.
On March 14, 2023, the Government of British Columbia released its new energy action framework to cap emissions and electrify the clean economy of BC, promising to “establish a clean-energy and major projects office to fast track investment in clean energy and technology and create good, sustainable jobs in the transition to a cleaner economy.” This initiative will help expedite Canadian Methanol’s Tumbler Ridge project.