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PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – As part of B.C.’s recently unveiled Look West plan, the government is investing $500,000 through the Integrated Marketplace platform to support the three pilot projects.

Innovate BC will work with the City of Prince Rupert, the City of Prince George, the City of Kitimat and the Town of Smithers to explore how clean-energy solutions, such as renewable diesel and hydrogen, can best be put into practice to bolster B.C.’s transportation sector.

The work will feature a variety of pilot projects spanning the corridor between Prince Rupert and Prince George, explains a release.

The projects are as follows:

• The City of Prince Rupert’s operations division will demonstrate medium- and heavy-duty zero- or low-emission vehicle technology and associated infrastructure.
• The City of Prince George’s public works division will demonstrate Tidewater Renewable’s renewable diesel product in a municipal fleet vehicle.
• In Prince Rupert, Smithers and Kitimat, hydrogen fuel enhancement modules will be installed by Empire Hydrogen on heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.

“The Northern B.C. Clean Energy Corridor Project will generate a greater understanding around technical, economic and regulatory feasibility, and track outcomes, including fuel savings, reduced emissions and technology reliability,” the release reads. “Data from the pilot project will help fleet operators better understand the benefits of adopting zero- and low-emission fuels and technologies.”