Green Hydrogen International says it is advancing plans for a giga-scale green hydrogen development in eastern Canada, Kallanish reports.

The project includes green hydrogen production and a number of hydrogen storage facilities in the salt formations that underlie the province of Nova Scotia, the Texas-based company says. The company has acquired mineral exploration licenses covering 130,000 acres across Nova Scotia in most of the known storage-grade salt formations in the province. The project will also tap the developing offshore wind development in Nova Scotia.

The project, called the Spirit of Scotia, would be developed in phases to produce up to 500 gigawatts to provide green hydrogen to North American and European customers, the company says.  The project will be able to produce over 43 billion kg/year of hydrogen, equal to 450 terawatt-hours of energy. The company says underground salt storage will provide for lower costs and the ability to guarantee delivery to customers.

“The massive wind resource available offshore Nova Scotia, combined with the significant salt formations suitable for hydrogen storage, means Nova Scotia will be one of the best places in the world to produce green hydrogen,” says founder and ceo Brian Maxwell.

His company is planning to bring together a consortium of developers, companies and local community and First Nation groups to help advance the project.