NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Hydrogen Purification, Transport and Storage

加拿大是经合组织中最大的人均氢气生产国和消费国。2004年，它的份额约占世界总产量的10%，全球市值约为600亿美元。在接下来的几十年里，对现有用途和新用途的氢气需求预计将以显著的速度增长。这可能会给已经在下降的原料带来相当大的压力。使用化石燃料制造氢气也引发了人们对这种方法的可持续性的担忧，因为全球缓解温室气体和地区性污染物影响的努力变得越来越重要。新的氢气生产来源开始出现，加拿大处于一个理想的位置，可以充分利用这些发展。如果在整个能源和工业系统中使用氢气，目前的氢气生产能力可能会显著提高

Canada is the largest per capita producer and user of hydrogen (H2) in the OECD. In 2004, its share was about 10% of the world total output with a global market value of roughly $60 billion. Over the next decades, H2 demand for current and new uses is expected to grow at significant rates. This could place considerable strain on an already declining feedstock. The use of fossil fuels to create H2 also raises concerns over the sustainability of such an approach, as global efforts to mitigate the effects of greenhouse gases and regional pollutants become increasingly important. New sources of H2 production are beginning to emerge, and Canada is in an ideal position to take full advantage of these developments. Current H2 production capacity could be significantly increased if the use of H2 throughout the whole energy and industrial system were to be