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CHARBONE Hydrogen and ABB Sign Agreement to Advance North American Green Hydrogen Production Facilities
NewMediaWire · The Newswire

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Collaboration sets ABB as preferred supplier of modular and standard electrical substations, with future scope for automation solutions

Agreement will enable Charbone to progress green hydrogen production in both Canada and the United States

Supports the Quebec government's 2030 energy roadmap to reduce consumption of petroleum products by one billion liters per year

BROSSARD, QUEBEC - March 13, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - CHARBONE HYDROGEN CORPORATION (TSXV: CH; OTCQB: CHHYF; FSE: K47) (the "Company" or "CHARBONE"), North America's only publicly traded pure-play green hydrogen company, is thrilled to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with ABB to collaborate on the development of up to 15 modular and scalable green hydrogen production facilities across North America over the next five years, providing a clean fuel source for existing hydrogen users and heavy industrial processes such as steelmaking, which currently use grey hydrogen as an energy source.

The MoU scope positions ABB as the preferred supplier for the design, engineering, fabrication, testing and supply of modular and standard electrical substations (eHouses) for the interconnection between production facilities and local utilities. ABB will support CHARBONE standardizing basic engineering for systems and components across its project portfolio, to increase energy efficiency and reliability. Future scope may also see ABB operate as the main automation, electrification and telecom contractor depending on project requirements.

Among the sites covered by the collaboration is CHARBONE's flagship Sorel-Tracy facility near Montreal in Quebec, Canada. The facility is expected to be connected to the Hydro-Quebec grid by the end of quarter two in 2025, using hydro electricity to power green hydrogen electrolyzers. The plant will create a blueprint for the design and engineering of modular and scalable equipment for other sites being developed by Charbone. The next project to get underway will be in the greater Detroit area in the USA, which is the manufacturing base for major automotive companies.

"This strategic collaboration with ABB is a strong and significant signal about our proposition for the North American green hydrogen market," said Daniel Charette, Chief Operating Officer of CHARBONE. "With the Sorel-Tracy project moving quickly to on-site activities and the capabilities of plug and play modular approach to get production starting in a minimal number of weeks, Charbone will support the decarbonization of industry."