Next Hydrogen completes engineering design for planned 10 MW hydrogen fueling station in British Columbia
Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. has completed the basic engineering design for a planned 10 MW hydrogen fueling station in British Columbia, marking another step toward deployment of its commercially developed electrolyzer technology in the transportation sector.
The company has completed a Basic Design Engineering Package (BDEP) for the project, which is being developed for a confidential customer. The package provides the technical definition and costing required to support the project’s next investment decision, with a Financial Investment Decision (FID) currently anticipated by the end of 2026.
Subject to the FID and other project requirements, construction is expected to begin in late 2027 or early 2028.
The planned facility would use Next Hydrogen’s Made-in-Canada containerized electrolyzer systems to produce hydrogen close to where it will be consumed. The approach is designed to reduce the need to transport hydrogen over long distances while allowing production to be integrated with renewable electricity.
British Columbia represents an increasingly important market for hydrogen infrastructure, supported by the province’s significant hydroelectric generation capacity and established clean-technology sector. Transportation is a central component of the province’s CleanBC decarbonisation strategy, with hydrogen increasingly being considered for applications where battery-electric vehicles can face limitations related to range, payload and charging time.
The potential BC project is particularly focused on the growing market for medium- and heavy-duty transportation. Hydrogen-fuelled trucks are being tested in the Lower Mainland as infrastructure around freight corridors and hydrogen hubs develops.
For Next Hydrogen, the project provides an opportunity to deploy its electrolyzer platform within a real-world transportation-fuelling application. The company is targeting an on-site production model in which hydrogen can be generated near or directly at the point of demand.
Stephen Griggs, Executive Chair of Next Hydrogen, said the company believes on-site hydrogen production can provide a competitive route to green hydrogen costs, particularly where renewable electricity is available but operating conditions may vary.
The proposed 10 MW facility is based on Next Hydrogen’s standardized, containerized electrolyzer architecture. The company says this approach is intended to enable prefabricated systems to be installed more rapidly while supporting dependable long-term operation.
Completion of the BDEP moves the project beyond an initial concept by establishing a more detailed basis for engineering, cost estimation and investment evaluation. The next major milestone will be the anticipated FID toward the end of 2026.
If approved, construction would follow in late 2027 or early 2028, potentially establishing another commercial deployment for Next Hydrogen as it expands beyond technology development and into larger-scale hydrogen infrastructure.
The project also reinforces the company’s strategy of targeting markets where hydrogen production, renewable electricity and industrial or transportation demand can be integrated locally. For British Columbia, the development would add to the emerging hydrogen-fuelling infrastructure supporting the province’s effort to reduce emissions from one of its largest emitting sectors.
