Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corp. (HTEC; Vancouver, B.C., Canada) has officially opened the Burnaby Clean Hydrogen Production Facility, including British Columbia’s first commercial-scale clean hydrogen electrolyzer. This milestone marks a significant step in the Province’s transition to a low-carbon economy and anchors HTEC’s expanding hydrogen hub in Metro Vancouver.
Strategically located in Burnaby, the facility delivers a consistent, locally produced supply of clean hydrogen to fuel HTEC’s expanding station network and support fleet customers. The facility combines hydrogen production via electrolysis with a fully operational liquid hydrogen gasification system to ensure supply redundancy. The combined output of this facility is 1.8 tonnes of clean hydrogen per day.
Hydrogen from the one-tonne-per-day electrolyzer could reduce transportation-related emissions by more than 10,000 tons of CO₂e annually. Powered by BC Hydro’s primarily renewable hydroelectric grid, the hydrogen has a carbon intensity of less than 18 gCO₂e/MJ — representing about a 90% reduction in emissions when used in fuel cell electric vehicles compared to gasoline or diesel. The facility will also support industrial customers seeking to decarbonize operations or incorporate hydrogen into low-carbon energy solutions.
The facility was developed with support from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, PacifiCan, the National Research Council of Canada, the Province of British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions, and BC Hydro.
The Burnaby Clean Hydrogen Production Facility supports the company’s broader efforts to advance clean hydrogen infrastructure across British Columbia through its H2 Gateway Program.