The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Project Nujio’qonik has been submitted, according to a statement released today by World Energy GH2 Inc.
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Project Nujio’qonik has been submitted, according to a statement released today by World Energy GH2 Inc. This application is the first thorough environmental evaluation for a commercial-scale green hydrogen project in North America.
One of the first large-scale wind-to-green-hydrogen projects in the world, Project Nujio’qonik will be built on the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, with production expected to begin in 2025.
The project’s earliest stages being finished will have an immediate effect on worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). Based on replacing the comparable amount of electricity produced by coal, the project’s early phases will offset around 850,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
A significant project partner, Qalipu First Nation, also took part in the Environmental Assessment procedure by holding several meetings and completing a Traditional Land and Resource Use Study among the local Mi’kmaq population in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This EIS, according to Sean Leet, Managing Director and CEO of World Energy GH2, is a significant development for Project Nujio’qonik.
“For Project Nujio’qonik, we’ve successfully completed a number of significant milestones in recent months, according to Leet. We successfully completed the first phase of the province’s Crown lands bidding process; we made significant progress toward finishing our Pre-FEED (initial phase of front-end engineering and design); and we have now secured a $50 million investment with our newest partner, SK ecoplant, marking the first overseas investment in a Canadian green hydrogen project. We anticipate the province’s announcement at the end of this month about the conclusion of the Crown lands bidding process and its response to our EIS submission later this autumn.”
This marks a significant turning point in the growth of Project Nujio’qonik and the establishment of a new industry, according to John Risley, Chairman of World Energy GH2.
This is a significant development as Atlantic Canada works to establish a new, clean, renewable energy sector, according to Risley. “We can see evidence of climate change everywhere. We need to create green energy solutions right away, and Atlantic Canada is perfectly positioned to contribute to the answer.”
“Our project is on pace to start producing green hydrogen in beginning volumes in 2025, giving Canada the chance to be a pioneer and a major producer, user, and exporter of green energy. We’re fighting to make clean, green energy a reality here in Atlantic Canada because the world sorely needs it.”
As required by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, Project Nujio’qonik’s environmental assessment process consists of 27 studies and plans. It was registered with the province in June 2022. Since the beginning of the 2022 summer, WEGH2 has been conducting the necessary studies.