Linde to supply clean hydrogen to Dow’s ethylene project in Canada
Gases firm Linde has announced it has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero project. The company will invest more than US$2 billion to build a world-scale integrated clean hydrogen and atmospheric gases facility in Alberta, Canada.
Linde’s new on-site complex will use autothermal reforming, combined with its proprietary Hisorp carbon capture technology, to produce clean hydrogen and will also recover hydrogen contained in off-gases from Dow’s ethylene cracker. In the first phase, Linde will supply the clean hydrogen, nitrogen and other services to support Dow’s world-first net-zero emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site.
Linde’s new facility will also supply clean hydrogen to existing and new industrial customers seeking to decarbonise their operations. In total, Linde’s complex will capture carbon dioxide emissions for sequestration in excess of 2 million tonnes/year.
Upon completion in 2028, Linde’s new complex in Alberta will be the largest clean hydrogen production facility in Canada, and one of the largest globally. It will be the firm’s largest single investment and its second new world-scale clean hydrogen project, following the announcement of its project to supply clean hydrogen to a major blue ammonia project in the US Gulf Coast.
“Linde is helping to build a more sustainable future,” said Sanjiv Lamba, CEO, Linde. “This landmark project aligns with our strategy of developing high-quality projects with secured off-take. Our technology, experience and execution are enabling the transition to a cleaner economy. We are proud to partner with Dow in its mission to decarboniSe its Fort Saskatchewan site and are appreciative of the support of the Province of Alberta and the Federal Government.”
“Our business strategy to decarbonise our assets and drive growth while enabling higher shareholder returns is central to Dow’s long-term success,” said Jim Fitterling, Chair/CEO, Dow. “Having support from collaborators and partners across the value chain is essential. We’re glad to have Linde as a partner on this industry-leading project.”
As one of the world’s leading industrial gases and engineering companies, Linde says it is playing a key role in the clean energy transition. The company is actively helping its customers to decarboniSe their operations with the latest hydrogen technologies and is developing clean hydrogen projects across a range of applications and industries and growing its established hydrogen business along the entire value chain.
