The Calgary-based oil-sands producer said Air Products, a U.S. industrial gas and chemicals company, will provide about half of the hydrogen feedstock needed for its proposed plant near Edmonton. Imperial plans to produce around three million litres of so-called “renewable diesel” per day—using a mix of hydrogen and vegetable oils—when the facility comes online in 2024.  (The Logic)

Talking point: The supply contract is another link in Canada’s growing hydrogen supply chain, as demand continues to grow. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz touted Canada’s “boundless potential” as a developer of the highly combustible gas when he inked a green hydrogen deal with Ottawa last month (under the agreement, Germany secured five years of green hydrogen generated from wind turbines in Atlantic Canada). Air Products’ $1.3-billion hydrogen facility near Edmonton, by comparison, will be powered by natural gas, but will use carbon-capture and storage technology to limit emissions.