Transport accounts for around one-fifth of global CO₂ emissions with three-quarters of the emissions generated derived from road transport in the form of private passenger vehicles such as cars and buses. Electric vehicles (EVs) have helped lower global emissions. However, limited driving ranges, higher costs, and the impacts on the electrical grid have limited their adoption. Recent advancements in hydrogen technology have helped power a new generation of vehicles.

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Understand hydrogen’s role in decarbonizing industrial vehicles, examine which vehicles are best suited for hydrogen, and assess how long mass-scale adoption will take and strategies to expedite.

Hear why hydrogen is not the fuel of the future…. It’s the fuel of today! Join Air Products’ Canadian Vice President, Rachel Smith, as she explores the future of hydrogen in western Canada. The first large-scale net-zero hydrogen production complex, now under construction in Edmonton, embodies the concept of the circular economy and promises to decarbonize multiple sectors.

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Delegates will learn the key pillars of building a new clean energy economy: policy, supply, infrastructure, and vehicle technology. The speaker will demonstrate which solutions are at hand and that Canada’s path to net-zero runs through the Edmonton region.

Aviation accounts for approximately 2.5% of the world’s CO2 emissions and has been a difficult sector to decarbonize as few proven solutions exist. Hydrogen, particularly hydrogen fuel cells, are becoming a viable solution as the airline industry transitions towards an emission-free future. However, a recent shift is happening where business fleet operations are now looking at decarbonizing their entire operations including aircraft ground service vehicles,
heavy-duty vehicles for freight, cargo, and rail.

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Delegates will discover hydrogen’s potential as a fuel source for aviation and other heavy-vehicles, and when hydrogen is likely to be widely available for commercial use. The panelists will share strategies for implementation and will explore what measures need to occur for more significant hydrogen fuel cell uptake.

This panel of government and industry experts will discuss policies, regulation, and incentives in the hydrogen sector and how new and existing partnerships are helping to accelerate growth to net-zero emissions via a resilient hydrogen economy.

How will the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) $7 billion Investment in seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) impact Canada? Other jurisdictions such as Asia, Europe and Africa have scaled up hydrogen production to capture the market share of a global market valued at $130 billion that is estimated to grow by 9.2% per year annually through 2030.

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The panelists will provide an overview on international hydrogen projects and share how Canada can remain competitive by leveraging its unique hydrogen expertise and specialization in ammonia and carbon capture utilization and storage.

As Canada’s hydrogen industry expands, more professionals from all backgrounds will be required to address the anticipated shortage of labour. However, many of the essential occupations in the hydrogen value chain including engineers, technicians, technologists, and tradespersons are male dominated. Newer procurement models require organizations to disclose equity representation of equity groups and the steps they have taken to achieve full representation. Companies that fail to meet these standards may find themselves left out of Canada’s hydrogen economy.

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This panel will showcase female leaders in Canadian hydrogen and share some of the professional opportunities available for women in the hydrogen ecosystem. Panelists will share strategies for increasing employment diversity in Canadian hydrogen and the steps that need to happen to attract and retain more female employees.

Atlantic Canada is becoming a renewable hydrogen growth hub with several large-scale renewable hydrogen projects planned to begin production in the next few years. Several projects involving development of adjacent renewable energy production are in development, as Atlantic Canada is poised to be a low carbon hydrogen production and export region for the future.

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Delegates will learn about the latest hydrogen projects in Atlantic Canada and the region’s plans for exporting hydrogen to the rest of the world. Best practices for scaling hydrogen development will be examined in this insightful and engaging panel.

All eyes are on Atlantic Canada, and not only for its vast wind resource in the race for hydrogen. With modern, hydrogen-ready natural gas infrastructure, built-in demand with Canada’s largest oil refinery and a dedicated hydrogen research laboratory, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are poised to develop a robust domestic hydrogen supply and demand.
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The speakers will provide an overview of key projects and partners looking to lead the Maritime’s hydrogen innovation agenda.

Concerns within Canada’s hydrogen sector is mounting that Canada is lacking the capacity to build out the scale of infrastructure needed to develop this industry fully. Pipeline networks across Canada will need to be expanded to handle the anticipated level of production for carbon and hydrogen. However, an interim solution will also be needed to provide access to hydrogen to meet the huge demand that will come to the market in the next 2 years.

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Panelists will debate if Canada’s hydrogen infrastructure can support the current and future hydrogen demand. The panel will discuss gaps in current infrastructure and the investment that is required to support an industry expected to contribute more than 50 billion dollars to Canada’s economy by 2050.