Like many jurisdictions, Nova Scotia is hoping green hydrogen holds the key to transitioning away from fossil fuels. But challenges remain, and local researchers are hoping to provide some of the answers.
Nova Scotia's new requirements for green hydrogen businesses have a streamlined administrative approval process, but the province’s environment minister says that does not mean the system will have weaker checks and balances.
Hydrogen, specifically "green hydrogen," has been making headlines in Nova Scotia in recent months as a handful of companies continue pursuing energy projects. But the term is fairly new to many.
Some environmental groups are unhappy that Nova Scotia's minister of environment and climate change is fronting an anti-carbon tax campaign to raise funds for the PC Party of Nova Scotia.