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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.


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