LNG vs. hydrogen: Who will win N.B.’s green-energy race?

Two ports on two different New Brunswick shorelines are placing two very different green-energy bets as they look to Europe as a potential export market.In Saint John there’s continued strong political support for the expansion of Repsol’s liquefied natural gas terminal to ship LNG across the Atlantic.But the Port of Belledune on the province’s north shore is betting exported hydrogen is more appealing to a continent aggressively trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Belledune port officials will be in Stephenville, N.L., on Tuesday, along with other companies and organizations to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.Scholz is in Canada looking for alternative energy supplies to make up for the loss of Russian natural gas, a consequence of western support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.No one from Repsol will be in Stephenville, company spokesperson Michael Blackier…

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