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ByHydrolux  2022-07-05     

Val-d’Or (Québec), July 5, 2022 – Hydrolux unveils “Project 117”. Project 117 will equip Route 117 corridor with two green hydrogen refuelling stations allowing  heavy-duty trucks to connect the greater Montreal area and  Abitibi-Témiscamingue. These green hydrogen refuelling stations will be  located in the surroundings of Val-d’Or and Saint-Jérôme and will have  the capacity to refuel heavy-duty trucks with pressures of 350 bar or  700 bar. Although Project 117 is designed primarily for heavy-duty  trucking, motorists who have purchased hydrogen-powered cars will also  be able to refuel at these stations. The two green hydrogen refuelling  stations will each have a 5 MW PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane)  electrolyzer and their respective capacity can be increased according to  demand growth. Many Québec transportation companies as well as  industrial partners have already expressed their interest in Project  117. This very first project, in its initial phase alone, will remove  nearly 7.6 million litres of diesel per year, which represents more than  20,000 tons of CO2 equivalent or removing nearly 4,300 cars  from the roads of Québec. At this stage, Hydrolux estimates the  implementation of Project 117 at 24 months. More details will be  communicated as the project develops.  

« Project 117 is an innovative  project, developed by Quebecers, for Quebecers, which will make it  possible to decarbonize, thanks to green hydrogen, a strategic road for  the economic development of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the greater Montréal  region and the Province of Québec »,
declares Friedrich Dehem-Lemelin, CEO of Hydrolux. 

Power management thanks to artificial intelligence and energy efficiency
Project  117 will enable Hydrolux to deploy its green hydrogen production  optimization technology. This technology, powered by artificial  intelligence, consists of predicting hydrogen consumption at each of the  stations as well as predicting the power available from the electrical  grid. In the short term, this technology will allow stations to  anticipate and react quickly during peak power events (in winter, for  example). With the growth of intermittent electricity production in  Québec and with the massive deployment of light-duty battery-powered  vehicles, Hydrolux’s technology will be able to help Québec in its  management of electricity consumption throughout the year by allowing  better reactions to power fluctuations. In short, Hydrolux’s technology  will enable for the right amount of green hydrogen to be produced at the  right time while ensuring users never run out of hydrogen.
Project  117 will also allow Hydrolux to deploy its expertise in terms of energy  efficiency. Hydrolux is already working with various partners to re-use  the thermal waste related to the production of green hydrogen. This heat  will replace the natural gas that is currently used to heat commercial  and industrial buildings.

About Hydrolux
Hydrolux is a Québec-based company  that develops and operates green hydrogen production projects.  Hydrolux’s primary objective is to offer an economically and  logistically viable alternative to intensive users wishing to transition  their fleet of vehicles from fossil fuels to a clean energy source.
Thanks  to its green hydrogen production optimization system powered by  artificial intelligence, Hydrolux can drastically reduce the cost of  green hydrogen production as well as allowing a better use of the  electricity grid. In addition, by recovering the thermal losses linked  to the production of green hydrogen, Hydrolux improves the energy  efficiency of sectors where direct electrification is not possible, such  as long-distance heavy-duty transportation.
Hydrolux’s vision is to  provide a source of green energy while helping to develop a stronger,  more resilient, and carbon-free economy to provide a better future for  the next generations.
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Inquiries: Friedrich Dehem-Lemelin, CEO, Hydrolux, friedrich.dehem-lemelin@hydrolux.ca, +1 438-869-9051Have you opened a new location, redesigned your shop, or added a new product or service? Don't keep it to yourself, let folks know.