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An environmental group on Newfoundland’s west coast says it supports a proposed wind to hydrogen project for the Port au Port Peninsula in principle because it reduces fossil fuel reliance. A business group believes the province could be on the leading edge of a new industry.
A financial expert and some residents of the Port au Port Peninsula say Canada and Germany's so-called "hydrogen alliance" could be a game changer but both groups remain skeptical about a proposed project that could produce some of the hydrogen Germany needs.
Canada has agreed to help Germany with its energy crunch by signing a what officials called a "joint declaration of intent" on Tuesday in Stephenville, N.L.
While a proposed wind-energy project for Newfoundland's west coast hit a speed bump earlier in August, a large swath of global leaders, from politicians to international CEOs, are in Stephenville on Tuesday to sign a hydrogen deal between Canada and Germany.