Positioning it to not only contribute to, but also to benefit from, the transition to a low-carbon economy. To take advantage of this opportunity, Bruce County and Saugeen First Nation have launched an initiative called “Bruce Innovates: Foundational Hydrogen Infrastructure Project”.1 The project aims to transform the Bruce region into the Clean Energy Capital of Canada by establishing a world-class region for collaboration and training in clean technology development and innovation. Bruce Innovates has the potential to be a ground-breaking and innovative way to pursue multiple objectives simultaneously, including:
- Developing, testing and scaling-up hydrogen-based energy systems – by undertaking
pilot projects before eventually progressing to larger-scale commercial technologies; - Diversifying and boosting the economy – by growing a hydrogen economy and creating
export opportunities, whilst supporting entrepreneurship, clean-tech business
development, job creation and next generation career development; - Supporting Saugeen First Nation (SFN) and other First Nation communities in building
capacity towards greater energy self-sufficiency – by developing hydrogen-based onand off-grid energy systems; and - Accelerating the commercial deployment of Canadian-based hydrogen technologies
both nationally and abroad – by marketing utility-scale hydrogen production and energy
storage technologies.
Action plan and timeline for Bruce Innovates
The action plan for the development and execution of Bruce Innovates begins with two pre-project phases followed by three project phases, combining for a total duration of 10+ years.