HY2GEN has contracted Plug Power to supply a 275 MW PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyser system for Project COURANT’s Front-End Engineering Design stage (FEED). It is a major milestone as the project moves toward a Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2027.

Based in Québec, Canada, Project COURANT is designed to produce 530,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate per year, using electricity delivered via the Hydro-Québec grid. The PEM electrolyser is designed to produce low-carbon ammonia, which is then converted into renewable ammonium nitrate for the mining industry's explosives needs.

Hy2gen AG develops, finances, builds, and operates RFNBO plants worldwide. Cyril Dufau-Sansot, Hy2gen CEO, said: “Canada has shown a strong commitment to advancing reindustrialization and building its own strategic supply chains for local industry. This is exactly the right environment in which renewable hydrogen derivatives like ammonium nitrate can thrive, as they make supply chains less dependent on imported fossil fuels. This collaboration combines Hy2gen’s project development expertise with Plug’s electrolyzer technology to enable a green chemical project producing low-carbon ammonium nitrate for Canada’s mining industry. By supporting this strategic sector, we are accelerating practical, large-scale decarbonization.”