Bruce County council and Saugeen First Nation are forming a partnership to take advantage of renewable energy and energy storage potential in the Bruce Peninsula area, Ontario, according to a March 8 story in Blackburn News.
Bruce County Warden Mitch Twolan said the geologic formations under Bruce County are ideal for storing large quantities of hydrogen gas, and they want to use that potential to lead the clean energy movement.
The project, known as Bruce Innovates, proposes to build power-to-gas technology, which uses excess electricity to generate and store hydrogen fuel. It also plans to construct a sustainable energy centre for academic advancement of clean energy technology.
Close to a dozen partners have signed letters of support and Twolan said they are now seeking federal funding for as much as $25 million to fund the project. Beyond that, he called the partnership with Saugeen First Nation an important step, not only for moving the project forward, but as a symbol of unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
See also the related story “NB Power to develop hydrogen for baseload,” elsewhere this issue.