Holmes Hydro
Power of Hydrogen
Holmes Hydro (HHI) is a Canadian company committed to responsible development, management, and operation of energy infrastructure. The company intends to construct and connect ten run-of-river facilities and associated power lines on the Holmes River converging 3 kilometers east of the village of McBride, British Columbia adjacent to Hwy 16. The plants range from 2 to 10 MW with an average total generating capacity of 31 MW and a peak capacity of 73 MW. The project can either connect to the BC Hydro Grid or be utilized as power source for the production of hydrogen.
The project has completed all permitting and authorizations with the exception of Occupant Licenses to Cut that will be obtained prior to commencement of construction. These include: BC Environmental Assessment Office review upheld by the BC Supreme Court, Transport Canada Navigable Waters Protection, Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations lands tenures and water licenses, and Fisheries and Oceans.
Extensive technical vetting is complete on all aspects of the project including design, environmental, geotechnical, production, transmission, and constructability. The project is shovel ready.
Project Feasibility Study
A comprehensive feasibility study has been prepared by Holmes Hydro Inc. for the sole purpose of internal project evaluation.
Holmes Hydro is a Canadian company committed to responsible development, management, and operation of energy infrastructure. This feasibility study supports the company’s intent to construct ten run-of-river projects and associated power lines on the Holmes River.
The project offers a significant opportunity for a partner with expertise in the areas of green infrastructure financing, financing businesses with First Nations ownership and/or partnership, and with the positioning to influence BC Hydro policy regarding run-of-river clustering.
- Environmental impact
- Market & financial feasibility
- Technical feasibility
Stewart Hydrogen Project
Stewart Hydrogen from Biomass
Stewart BC has all the necessary elements to construct a green hydrogen production facility using forestry biomass. Forestry has been a large part of the local economy for decades. Presently whole logs are either shipped offshore in ocean going vessels or transported by barge to Southern BC mills. All of the non-merchantable timber in the harvested lots is wasted. This waste provides a potential vast feedstock for a biomass hydrogen facility. There is a large and growing market in the mining sector where green hydrogen can be used to fuel the mine operations and to transport the mine products to market. Stewart World Port has available land suitable for large or small scale facilities. Stewart World Port also enables the export of green hydrogen to other regions of Canada or anywhere in the world.
Stewart Hydrogen Project
Stewart Hydrogen from Electrolysis
Stewart BC is an ideal location to construct small or large scale green hydrogen production facilities by using electrolysis. Stewart is connected to the green BC Hydro grid and boasts several operating run of river power plants located nearby. There is a vast supply of clean fresh water for the electrolysis process. The local mining sector provides a large and growing market to hydrogen. Stewart World Port has available land for small- or large-scale production facilities and provides port services with access to green hydrogen markets world wide.
Hydrogen BC
Who We Are
Hydrogen BC is a Northern BC group with a 70-year history of responsible work in the resource sector. Our group of companies includes Stewart World Port Ltd., Arctic Construction Ltd., Oakridge Environmental Engineering Ltd., and numerous partnerships with Indigenous Nations. Stewart World Port is a deep sea port constructed in 2015 located in Stewart, BC. The port has established permanent operations in the area and handles all manner of ocean incoming and outgoing cargo. The port has available land suitable for development of any size of hydrogen production facility. It enables the import of plant equipment and/or the export of green hydrogen. Arctic Construction is a 70-year-old civil and facilities construction company. They have offices in Fort St. John and Stewart, BC. Arctic has provided services ranging from small earthworks projects to large turnkey mining and mill projects. They have worked on 3 continents and specialize in remote northern projects.
Oakridge Environmental Engineering specializes in environmental solutions for the oil and gas sector and is located in Northeast BC. They offer a full suite of services, including environmental surveys, waste management, site remediation, groundwater assessments and environmental compliance consulting. The group has a long track record of constructive relationships with Indigenous and local communities. These partnerships typically include revenue sharing, employment, training opportunities and capacity building.