The Canada-Germany hydrogen pact sends a positive signal about the future of the industry, but its short timeline seems “difficult” given how long it is taking to get smaller projects running within Canada, a transit advocacy groups warns.The agreement, signed Tuesday, says the first hydrogen shipments could feasibly begin by 2025 even though none of the hydrogen facilities are even under construction yet.Josipa Petrunic, president of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium, said in an interview that an attempt to ship green hydrogen from an Enbridge facility in Markham, Ont., just 100 kilometres to be used in hydrogen buses in Mississauga is now passing the five-year mark.“So when we look at a memorandum declaration that says we’re going to build a production plant in Newfoundland, and build the supply chain all the way to Germany [in three years], we…
Transit advocate says green hydrogen has been slow-moving for city bus projects
