[en] Greenhouse gas (carbon) emission reduction related to the beneficial use of hydrogen is an important aspect in the development and public acceptance of a greater role for hydrogen in the economy. This presentation is an overview of potential effects of the evolving regulatory framework for carbon emissions management in Canada on hydrogen infrastructure development and compare it with activities in other jurisdictions

[en] The presentation covers several new technologies and companies that are making small scale hydrogen with less carbon involved than traditional approaches. Some international activities were also covered

[en] This presentation provides an update of the activities of the Hydrogen Village. The Hydrogen Village is a public-private partnership of approximately 40 companies with the goal of advancing awareness of the environmental, economic and social benefits of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The intent of the hydrogen village is to create a sustainable commercial market for these technologies within the Greater Toronto Area and to help to catalyze such markets in other areas

[en] AirScience will introduce two new process technologies under license from Unitel Technologies: one for cleaning landfill gas and the second to convert the clean gas to hydrogen and CO2. The cleaning process will cost-effectively remove trace contaminants from biogas that would otherwise damage internal combustion engines, turbines or an auto-thermal reforming reactor, without having to dry the gas and/or remove oxygen and CO2. Production of hydrogen from landfill gas at a commercial scale would generate an estimated 4-6 times the economic value of electricity produced from landfill gas

[en] This report presents the proceedings of a workshop organized by the Canadian Hydrogen Association titled ^Infrastructure; Integrated Energy Systems for the Hydrogen Economy^. The Canadian Hydrogen association supports a national strategy to support the research, development, demonstration and commercialization of new, efficient and technologies that accelerate the adoption of hydrogen technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, endorse hydrogen as a strategic energy carrier and promote the construction of a supporting hydrogen infrastructure. The Proceedings present a series of papers on various aspects of a hydrogen-based economy

[en] This presentation outlines the steps in integrating of hydrogen into Canada's energy future. Canada's hydrogen and fuel cell investment is primarily driven by two government commitments - climate change commitments and innovation leadership commitments. Canada's leading hydrogen and fuel cell industry is viewed as a long-term player in meeting the above commitments. A hydrogen and fuel cell national strategy is being jointly developed to create 'Win-Wins' with industry

[en] The Hydrogen Utility Group (HUG) was formally established in October 2005 by a group of leading electric utilities with a common interest in sharing hydrogen experiences and lessons learned. HUG's Mission Statement is: 'To accelerate utility integration of promising hydrogen energy related business applications through the coordinated efforts and actions of its members in collaboration with key stakeholders, including government agencies and utility support organizations.' In February 2006, HUG members presented a briefing to the US Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus in Washington, DC, outlining the significant role that the power industry should play in an emerging hydrogen economy. This presentation provides an overview of that briefing, summarizing the HUG's ongoing interests and activities

[en] QuestAir's gas purification products employ a process known as pressure swing adsorption (PSA). PSA is based on the adsorption of gases onto special materials known as adsorbents. These adsorbents remove all contaminants from an impure feed stream to produce a purified product gas. Once the adsorbents are near saturation, the impurities are purged, regenerating the adsorbents for the next PSA cycle. QuestAir's patented technology has reduced the duration of the PSA cycle by up to 10 times, allowing for a similar reduction in the size of system components such as pressure vessels, piping and structural supports. Our simple, compact and reliable technology is a significant improvement over conventional PSA hydrogen purification systems, and it also has significant advantages over other gas purification technologies such as membranes and cryogenic plants

[en] Hydrogenics Corporation and the Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation will lead a consortium of industry and government partners toward the development of Canada's first wind-hydrogen village demonstration - the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Wind-Hydrogen Village Project. This multifaceted initiative will demonstrate how wind energy and hydrogen technologies can work together to offer clean and sustainable energy solutions across a wide range of applications. An overview of the plans for the PEI Wind-Hydrogen Village Project will be presented and discussed. Topics to be covered include: the advantages of combining wind and hydrogen technologies, the rationale for PEI as the demonstration host, major project components, implementation strategy, and expected project outcomes and benefits

[en] Plasma processing is a promising method of extracting hydrogen from natural gas while avoiding the greenhouse gas (GHG) production typical of other methods such as steam methane reforming. This presentation describes a plasma discharge process based that, in a single reactor pass, can yield hydrogen concentrations of up to 50 % by volume in the product gas mixture. The process is free of GHG's, does not require catalysts and is easily scalable. Chemical and morphological analyses of the gaseous and solid products of the process by gas-chromatography/mass-spectrometry, microscopic Raman analyses and electron microscopy respectively are reviewed. The direct production of hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HENG) as a fuel for low pollution internal combustion engines and its purification to high-purity hydrogen (99.99%) from the product gas by pressure swing adsorption (PSA) purifier beds are reviewed. The presentation reviews potential commercial applications for the technology