Edmonton Branch | ATCO's Energy Discovery Centre Tour
Register by October 10
This site tour will feature state-of-the-art hydrogen technologies that showcase what the path to a net-zero future will look like, all while displaying the production, distribution and utilization of novel hydrogen at scale.
The tour will explore:
- Energy Discovery Centre (EDC): The first 100 per cent hydrogen-heated building in North America. It was developed as a dual-purpose building to test pure hydrogen, pure natural gas, and hydrogen-blended natural gas in end-use appliances while supporting ATCO's modern training curriculum. The EDC acts as the first Canadian proof of concept to display the safety, reliability, and simplicity of hydrogen as a viable pathway to a net-zero future.
- Fort Saskatchewan Hydrogen Blending Project: The site features a blending station, a gate station, hydrogen storage tank, and a 1MV electrolyzer to produce hydrogen on site.
- University of British Columbia Pyrolysis Project: Utilizes Alberta's vast supply of natural gas to break the compound down into its individual elements—hydrogen and carbon. Due to the absence of combustion, gaseous hydrogen is trapped and sent to storage, while solid carbon black is collected and can be used to make tires, plastics, inks and more.
Join us for this exciting look into the future of hydrogen.
About the presenters
Hailey Laibida, P.Eng., is the manager of transmission engineering at ATCO Gas & Pipelines, where she leads a team in the design, execution, and delivery of projects on Alberta’s natural gas transmission infrastructure. In her previous role as manager of the hydrogen project development team, she oversaw the planning, construction and commissioning of ATCO’s Fort Saskatchewan Hydrogen Blending Project, along with most of ATCO’s utility hydrogen initiatives, including the Energy Discovery Centre and HomeOne—two of the first 100 per cent hydrogen-heated buildings in North America. Hailey holds a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Alberta.
Spencer Burchett is a senior engineer on ATCO’s Project Development & Strategy team. He has six years of experience at ATCO, contributing to natural gas and hydrogen distribution and transmission projects. On the Project Development & Strategy team, Spencer has focused on technical reviews of standards for hydrogen service, project-specific engineering assessments, and development of hydrogen operating procedures and technologies as part of ATCO’s organizational change management process. Spencer holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta.