British Columbia supports a project to help communities and organisations reduce pollutio
British Columbia supports UBC’s Renewable Energy Hub, an innovative initiative led by MéridaLabs and driven by applied-science researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This project consists of building a world-leading smart energy district into UBC’s campus to test how hydrogen can be used to power a low-carbon future.
‘Our government’s support for UBC’s Renewable Energy Hub is an example of our commitment to helping communities and organisations reduce their pollution, which in turn helps us reach our CleanBC targets,’ said Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. ‘Both the production and end-use of low-carbon hydrogen on the UBC campus show this technology is not just the future, and it’s here today.’
The Renewable Energy Hub will include a solar panel system that harnesses the sun’s energy to charge electric vehicles. That same solar power provides energy to a water electrolyser that produces ‘green’ hydrogen. The hydrogen is then sent to a hydrogen vehicle refueling station to service light- and heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles.
This exciting news comes at the moment when we in the world are facing a growing climate crisis. This step is a clear example that countries, cities and companies worldwide can innovate to pursue transport decarbonisation and climate solutions.