Canadian Hydrogen Convention is the first major North American exhibition to be powered by hydrogen

The Canadian Hydrogen Convention that runs from April 25-27 in Edmonton, Alberta, is the first major exhibition and conference to be fuelled by hydrogen in North America, the organisers have announced.

The event, being held at the Edmonton Convention Centre, is using a 20 per cent hydrogen-to-natural gas blend, event organiser dmg events, together with ATCO, Certarus and the Edmonton Convention Centre, said in a statement. This is also the first time that the building has used hydrogen in its operations.

The Canadian Hydrogen Convention is invested to position Canada as a leading innovator in scalable hydrogen solutions. Hydrogen is a safe and reliable way for the world to reduce carbon emissions and is becoming central to decarbonisation plans for many advanced economies. Execution of this initiative will contribute to Alberta’s growing hydrogen industry and is one of several projects like this by ATCO and Certarus, the companies said.

The Canadian Hydrogen Convention is the largest hydrogen-specific B2B event with more than 6,000 attendees and 2,500 conference delegates attending annually. Working with co-hosts Edmonton Global and TC Energy, the event brings together the Canadian supply chain to discuss hydrogen as a key enabler to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and discuss innovations and solutions for low-carbon hydrogen production, energy infrastructure, and storage.

The 2023 Convention hosted a nearly sold-out exhibition, two-day conference, three streams of technical courses, multiple off-site tours, numerous networking opportunities and an evening awards gala.