Testing of household and commercial appliances for operation on Hydrogen-Natural Gas (NG) blends as part of a pilot project to convert 3000 customers to de-carbonized NG

由人为温室气体排放驱动的气候变化将对加拿大和世界产生重大的环境、社会和经济影响。因此，加拿大政府制定了减少温室气体排放的雄心勃勃的目标。为了解决这一问题和实现这些目标，需要采取多方面的方法，包括开发新技术和创新应用现有技术。在工业方面，增加使用通过可再生能源生产的电力来抵消化石燃料的消耗，将有助于实现一些必要的减排。然而，由于在许多工业应用中使用电力是不切实际的，因此还需要其他低排放燃料。因此，加拿大政府和其他组织制定了分配氢(H2)作为低排放/低碳燃料的计划。一种可以立即减少排放的方法是将氢气与天然气混合，并在现有基础设施中作为富氢天然气(Heng)分配，以减少化石燃料的使用。Heritage Gas Limited是新斯科舍省的天然气分销商，是大西洋氢气联盟的核心成员，正计划在其整个网络中分配Heng。在这个研究项目中，我们将与Heng一起测试各种常见的家用电器和商业电器，以确定其安全可靠的运行范围。将建立一个用于家电认证的实验室，并将开发一个移动单元用于现场测试。这些努力将确保Heritage Gas客户的安全和便利，并为加拿大其他地区和世界各地的类似项目提供便利，这将推动加拿大减少温室气体排放和开发更多可再生能源的目标。一批不同的人员将接受先进的实验和计算方法培训，这将支持加拿大知识经济的未来发展，特别是在能源和加工工业方面。

Climate change driven by the anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases will have major environmental, social, and economic ramifications for Canada and the world. Consequently, the Government of Canada has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To tackle the problem and achieve these targets, a multifaceted approach that includes the development of new technologies and the innovative application of existing technologies will be required. In industry, increasing the use of electricity produced through renewable sources to offset fossil fuel consumption will help to achieve some of the necessary emissions reductions. However, since the use of electricity is impractical in many industrial applications, other low-emission fuels will also be required. Therefore, the Government of Canada and other organizations have developed plans to distribute hydrogen (H2) for use as a low-emissions/low-carbon fuel. One approach that could immediately reduces emissions is to blend H2 with natural gas and distribute it as hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HENG) in existing infrastructure to reduce fossil fuel usage.Heritage Gas Limited is a Nova Scotia-based natural gas distributor and is a core member of the Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance and is planning to distribute HENG throughout its network. In this research program, we will test a variety of common household and commercial appliances with HENG to determine their safe and reliable operating range. A lab will be established for appliance certification, and a mobile unit will be developed for on-site testing. These efforts will ensure safety and convenience for Heritage Gas customers and facilitate similar projects elsewhere in Canada and the world, which will advance Canada's goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and exploit more renewable energy sources. A diverse group of personnel will be trained in advanced experimental and computational methods, which will support future development of Canada's knowledge-based economy, particularly in the energy and process industries.