FuelPositive Commissions Study that shows Canada produces enough excess green energy today to replace fossil fuels used for freight transportation, passenger aviation and more with green ammonia
Converting from fossil fuels to green ammonia offers a transition strategy for Canada’s high-polluting transportation sector.
Canada produces sufficient green electricity in off-peak demand hours to produce enough green ammonia to replace the use of fossil fuels for 100% of the passenger and freight aviation and rail, passenger bus, freight trucking, freight rail and freight marine shipping in the country, according to a study commissioned by FuelPositive Corporation (TSX.V: NHHH) (OTCQB: NHHHF) (“FuelPositive” or the “Company”). If all carbn-free ammonia were used, the result would be a 15.3% reduction in Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions. [Link to study summary: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/5ee10c6a-ba72-409f-bc0c-be756681fae9]
In early 2021, FuelPositive commissioned emissions reduction and carbon credit specialist Andre Mech to conduct an analysis of Canada’s green off-peak electricity capacity and to determine the fuel needs and the carbon emissions of the Canadian transportation sector. The intention was to discover whether it would be possible to replace fossil fuels used for transportation with green ammonia – and to measure the impact that would have on the country’s carbon emissions. FuelPositive’s green ammonia is produced using only air, water and green electricity. For the purposes of this study, Mech used 2019 data. Green electricity was defined as hydroelectric, solar and wind.
The findings of Mech’s analysis were startling. Canada has enough off-peak green electricity today to provide non-polluting, green ammonia fuel to power 63% of all the passenger cars, light trucks, passenger aviation, buses, light rail, motorcycles, freight trucking, freight aviation, rail, marine and other sector vehicles in the country. But even more exciting, Canada has enough off-peak green electricity to provide green ammonia to power 100% of the needs of passenger and freight aviation and rail, passenger bus, freight trucking, freight rail and freight marine shipping in Canada – all regulated industries that are notoriously high greenhouse gas emitters with significant government mandates to decarbonize.
“Switching from fossil fuels to carbon-free ammonia offers a viable, economical transition strategy for Canada’s transportation sector as we adopt new practices to address climate change,” said Ian Clifford, FuelPositive CEO. “Many people don’t know it, but planes, trains, ships, trucks and other vehicles can be converted to run on ammonia – just as easily as they can be converted from gasoline and diesel to run on propane. The transportation sector just didn’t see a benefit to switching to ammonia until now, because the production of traditional ammonia results in massive carbon emissions. But, when you use our green ammonia made from green electricity rather than traditional ammonia, it means we can move people around and transport goods with no pollution.”
“The analysis outlines the opportunities and needs at the provincial and territorial levels,” said study author Andre Mech. Three provinces – Manitoba, Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador – already generate enough renewable electricity to cover their passenger aviation, passenger rail and freight transportation fuel requirements using FuelPositive’s green ammonia system. In a national strategy, they would be green ammonia suppliers. The remaining provinces and territories would be green ammonia consumers. According to Mech: “The good news is that there are suppliers and consumers. That tells us that there is a market for green ammonia within Canada itself.”
Interestingly, the analysis also points out that the three provinces can also store their excess renewable electricity for later use, by running FuelPositive’s commercial modular and scalable green ammonia production systems on site. The problem with renewables in the past was that there was no viable and scalable excess energy storage mechanism. FuelPositive has developed a patent-pending system to economically produce and store carbon-free ammonia from air, water and sustainable electricity – wherever it is needed, whenever it is needed. During periods of peak demand, even when there is no wind for windmills or sun for solar panels, the extra carbon-free NH3 stored on site can be combusted in NH3-burning turbines to generate and distribute electricity to meet demand. [link to Grid Storage: https://fuelpositive.com/our-carbon-free-grid-storage/]
About Andre Mech
Andre Mech has been advising organizations and governments focused on sustainability, energy efficiency and carbon reduction worldwide since 2001 – most recently in North America and Europe. As one of the most knowledgeable emissions reduction and carbon credit specialists in the sector, he has assessed the emission profiles of hundreds of technologies. Mech formally joined FuelPositive as a Strategic Advisor in July 2021.
About Fuel Positive
FuelPositive is a Canadian growth-stage technology company committed to providing commercially viable and sustainable, “cradle to cradle”, clean energy solutions, including carbon-free ammonia (NH3), for use across a broad spectrum of industries and applications. By focusing on technologies that are clean, economically advantageous/ realizable and that leverage existing infrastructure, the Company aims to change the course of climate change through practical solutions that can be implemented now.
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Utafiti wa Tume ya FuelPositive unaonyesha kuwa Canada inazalisha nishati ya kijani kibichi ya kutosha leo kuchukua nafasi ya mafuta ya mafuta yanayotumiwa kwa usafirishaji wa mizigo, usafiri wa abiria na zaidi na amonia ya kijani kibichi. Canada inazalisha umeme wa kijani kibichi wa kutosha katika masaa ya mahitaji ya chini ya kilele ili kuzalisha amonia ya kijani kibichi ya kutosha kuchukua nafasi ya matumizi ya mafuta ya mafuta kwa 100% ya usafiri wa abiria na usafiri wa mizigo, usafiri wa abiria, usafiri wa mizigo, usafiri wa mizigo, usafiri wa mizigo na usafiri wa baharini nchini, kulingana na utafiti ulioagizwa na Fuel Positive Corporation (FPSC) (OTCHHH) (FPSC au NH). Ikiwa amonia yote isiyo na kaboni ingetumiwa, matokeo yangekuwa kupunguzwa kwa 15.3% katika uzalishaji wa jumla wa gesi za chafu za Canada. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika ripoti ya utafiti wa ""Fuel Positive"" ya mwaka 2021, kampuni ya ""Fuel Positive"" ilimuomba Andre Mech, mtaalamu wa kupunguza uzalishaji wa kaboni, kufanya uchambuzi wa uwezo wa umeme wa kijani wa Kanada na kuamua mahitaji ya mafuta na uzalishaji wa kaboni wa sekta ya usafiri ya Canada." Kusudi lilikuwa kugundua ikiwa inawezekana kuchukua nafasi ya mafuta ya visukuku yanayotumiwa kwa usafirishaji na amonia ya kijani <unk> na kupima athari ambayo ingekuwa na uzalishaji wa kaboni wa nchi. FuelPositive's ammonia ya kijani hutengenezwa kwa kutumia hewa tu, maji na umeme wa kijani. Kwa madhumuni ya utafiti huu, Mech ilitumia data ya 2019. Umeme wa kijani ulifafanuliwa kama umeme wa maji, jua na upepo. Matokeo ya uchambuzi wa Mech yalikuwa yenye kushangaza. Canada ina umeme wa kutosha wa kijani kibichi leo kutoa mafuta ya amonia ya kijani kibichi ya 63% ya magari yote ya abiria, malori, mabasi, reli nyepesi, pikipiki, magari ya mizigo, magari ya mizigo, magari ya abiria, magari ya reli, magari ya baharini na magari mengine ya sekta nchini. Canada ina umeme wa kutosha wa kijani kibichi kutoa amonia ya kijani kibichi kuendesha 100% ya mahitaji ya usafiri wa abiria na usafiri wa mizigo, usafiri wa abiria, usafiri wa mizigo, usafiri wa mizigo, usafiri wa mizigo na usafiri wa baharini nchini Canada - viwanda vyote vilivyowekwa chini ya sheria ambavyo vinajulikana kuwa vimetokeza gesi za chafu. "Kubadilisha kutoka kwa mafuta ya makaa ya mawe hadi amonia isiyo na kaboni inatoa mkakati wa mpito wa ufanisi, wa kiuchumi kwa sekta ya usafiri ya Canada tunapotumia mazoea mapya ya kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa, "alisema Ian Clifford, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa FuelPositive." """Watu wengi hawajui, lakini ndege, treni, meli, malori na magari mengine yanaweza kubadilishwa ili kuendesha kwa amonia kwa urahisi kama vile wanaweza kubadilishwa kutoka kwa petroli na dizeli kuendesha kwa propani." Sekta ya usafiri tu hakuona faida ya kubadili kwa amonia mpaka sasa, kwa sababu uzalishaji wa amonia ya jadi matokeo katika uzalishaji mkubwa wa kaboni. "Lakini, wakati unatumia amonia yetu ya kijani iliyotengenezwa kutoka kwa umeme wa kijani badala ya amonia ya jadi, inamaanisha tunaweza kusafiri watu na kusafirisha bidhaa bila uchafuzi. ""Uchambuzi unaelezea fursa na mahitaji katika ngazi za mkoa na kikanda, ""alisema mwandishi wa utafiti Andre Mech." Mikoa mitatu - Manitoba, Quebec na Newfoundland na Labrador - tayari hutengeneza umeme wa kutosha wa mbadala ili kutosheleza mahitaji yao ya mafuta ya usafiri wa abiria, reli ya abiria na usafirishaji wa mizigo kwa kutumia mfumo wa amonia ya kijani cha FuelPositive. Katika mkakati wa kitaifa, wao itakuwa kijani amonia wauzaji. Mikoa na maeneo yaliyobaki yangekuwa watumiaji wa amonia ya kijani kibichi. Kulingana na Mech: <unk>Habari njema ni kwamba kuna wauzaji na watumiaji. "Hii inatuambia kwamba kuna soko la amonia ya kijani ndani ya Canada yenyewe. ""Kwa kuvutia, uchambuzi pia unaonyesha kwamba mikoa mitatu inaweza pia kuhifadhi umeme wao wa ziada wa mbadala kwa matumizi ya baadaye, kwa kuendesha mifumo ya kibiashara ya FuelPositive ya ""mfano wa amonia ya kijani"" na mifumo ya uzalishaji wa mazingira." Tatizo na nishati mbadala katika siku za nyuma ilikuwa kwamba hakukuwa na uwezo na scalable ziada ya nishati uhifadhi utaratibu. FuelPositive imebuni mfumo wa patent-pending kuzalisha na kuhifadhi ammonia isiyo na kaboni kutoka hewa, maji na umeme endelevu - popote inahitajika, wakati wowote inahitajika. Wakati wa mahitaji ya kilele, hata wakati hakuna upepo kwa ajili ya mashine za upepo au jua kwa ajili ya paneli za jua, ziada ya kaboni-free NH3 kuhifadhiwa katika tovuti inaweza kuchomwa katika turbines NH3 kuchoma kuzalisha na kusambaza umeme ili kukidhi mahitaji. "Kuhusu Andre Mech, ""Mwanzilishi wa Shirika la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Shamba la Magari la Uhifadhi wa Magari la Uhifadhi wa Magari." Kama mmoja wa wataalamu wenye ujuzi zaidi wa kupunguza uzalishaji na mikopo ya kaboni katika sekta hiyo, amehesabu maelezo ya uzalishaji wa mamia ya teknolojia. Mech alijiunga rasmi na FuelPositive kama Mshauri wa Mkakati mnamo Julai 2021. FuelPositive ni kampuni ya teknolojia ya Canada ya hatua ya ukuaji iliyojitolea kutoa biashara inayofaa na endelevu, "kizazi hadi kizazi", suluhisho safi za nishati, ikiwa ni pamoja na amonia isiyo na kaboni (NH3) kwa matumizi katika sekta mbalimbali na matumizi. Kwa kuzingatia teknolojia safi, zenye faida ya kiuchumi na zinazoweza kutekelezwa na ambazo zinatumia miundombinu iliyopo, Kampuni inakusudia kubadilisha mwelekeo wa mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa kupitia suluhisho za vitendo ambazo zinaweza kutekelezwa sasa. Biashara katika dhamana ya Kampuni inapaswa kuchukuliwa sana uvumi. Hakuna soko la hisa, tume ya dhamana au mamlaka nyingine ya udhibiti imekubali au kukataa habari zilizo hapa. TSX Venture Exchange wala mtoa huduma yake ya udhibiti (kama neno hilo linafafanuliwa katika sera za TSX Venture Exchange) haikubali jukumu la uadilifu au usahihi wa taarifa hii. 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