Approximately 8,000 delegates including energy executives, government officials and Indigenous leaders from Canada and around the world attended the third annual Canadian Hydrogen Convention CHC which ran April 23 to 25 in Edmonton, Alberta. The CHC focused on how hydrogen will play a leading role and be a key enabler in Canada reaching its 2050 net-zero goals.
It has been a defining month for nuclear power s role in a net zero world. On the second day of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA announced its landmark Statement on Nuclear Power. This was the first time such an IAEA statement was issued. The Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050, endorsed by Canada and 21 other countries, was also launched at COP28.
The concept of deploying nuclear reactors as a carbon-free source of energy is gaining momentum in Alberta and elsewhere in Canada. This article explores recent promising developments in this space and discusses some of the challenges that lay ahead for those seeking to develop small modular reactors SMRs in Canada.
The 2023 Canadian Hydrogen Convention CHC recently took place in Edmonton, Alberta, bringing together over 8,000 industry leaders, stakeholders, and government officials from across Canada and around the world. CHC 2023 sent a loud and clear message that Canada is ready for large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen production and that the entire hydrogen value chain is ripe for investment.