Thank you, Mr. Chair.
You are correct on the cost. To transport hydrogen is quite expensive and using it as close as possible to the source of production is optimal. I would also say, though, that exporting hydrogen and using it domestically are not mutually exclusive. I think there are opportunities to do both successfully.
I will reference the Strait of Canso area in Nova Scotia, which is very close to the proposed location for the EverWind fuels green ammonia export project, as well as the sustainable aviation fuel project of Nova Sustainable Fuels. While these projects are focused on producing hydrogen derivatives for export, once they are in production there are local industries that can also use those sources of hydrogen.
Specifically, the Strait of Canso region has just completed a feasibility study to determine how hydrogen and its derivatives can be used in that local area. In the Strait of Canso, there's a coal-fired power generating station. There's a wallboard plant. Port Hawkesbury Paper has a large pulp and paper facility there. They are all very large energy users that could really benefit from that hydrogen. Frankly, they would benefit from a lower cost to use that hydrogen than that same hydrogen that's converted to ammonia and then exported.