Azolla Hydrogen expands fueling network via $2.1M grant
Emissions Reduction Alberta backs a rapid deployment station in Calgary that can dispense up to 300 kg of hydrogen daily for long-haul trucks on the Edmonton–Calgary corridor.
Azolla Hydrogen will deploy a hydrogen fueling station in Calgary to serve long-haul trucks, supported by C$3 million ($2.1 million) from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). The rapid deployment unit is designed to deliver up to 300 kg of hydrogen per day.
The site is set to link Edmonton and Calgary within what is described as Canada’s longest heavy-duty hydrogen transportation corridor. Funding is part of a C$12.5 million ($8.8 million) project that also upgrades Azolla’s Edmonton operation to 700-bar dispensing. Fuel at this pressure lets vehicles travel roughly twice as far as 350-bar fuel.
The system produces hydrogen from methanol. In Calgary it will be compressed, stored and chilled on site, with a total dispensed cost targeted below C$20/kg ($14/kg). In Edmonton, 700-bar fueling is targeted below C$12/kg ($8.4/kg).
“Expanding into Calgary is an important step in building the hydrogen infrastructure Alberta needs to grow the market,” said Jared Sayers, President and CEO of Azolla Hydrogen.
By 2029, the network aims to support around 10 long-haul Class 8 fuel cell trucks, four extended-range transit or coach buses and 50 light-duty fleet and public vehicles. ERA estimates the project will avoid 1,429 tonnes of emissions per year.
