Deployment of Pulsed Methane Pyrolysis for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Development

NuVista Energy (“NuVista”) intends to develop a commercial scale demonstration of a multi-purpose hydrogen hub with blending for gas-fired turbines and future transportation fueling leveraging the novel Pulse Methane Pyrolysis (PMP) technology to significantly reduce GHG emissions related to fuel gas consumption. The demonstration project will be located at our Wembley gas plant cogeneration facility in Grande Prairie, Alberta. This location is within 1 km of two large peaker plants and offers easy access to heavy transportation traffic.
The project will uniquely investigate hydrogen blending for gas – fired turbine application and provide initial operational experiences that can leverage Alberta’s abundant supply of low-cost natural gas feedstock to accelerate its use across various industries. The integrated research project will also be focused on technical evaluations of hydrogen blending in natural gas – fired cogeneration facilities, technology review of solid carbon applications and hydrogen fuel cell deployment in heavy transport sector. The integration of clean hydrogen production and the diverse, large-scale offtake opportunities will enable substantial emissions reduction for power generation, transportation sectors in the region and beyond.

Faculty Supervisor:

Irene Herremans

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Partner:

NuVista Energy Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

University of Calgary

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