‘Quite remarkable’: Hydrogen breakthrough in Edmonton to help power the future?

May 25, 2026

Chemistry researcher Steven Bergens works in a lab at the University of Alberta with Soumodip Sur, postdoctoral scholar in the department of chemistry, in Edmonton, on May 15, 2026. (Shaughn Butts)

Jackie Carmichael
May 25, 2026

“Time at the molecular benchtop and a revolutionary hunch has turned an inventive idea into a hydrogen production reality for a team of University of Alberta researchers.
The smallest molecule, and arguably the most important, hydrogen is used in many ways — and Albertans need it.
It can clean up oil and get rid of nitrogen and sulphur.
It shows up in fuel cells. It’s used to make carbonless steel, the so-called “green” steel.
It’s even added to vegetable oil.
And then there’s fertilizer, said Steve Bergens, a professor of chemistry at the University of Alberta.”

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“’Quite remarkable’: Hydrogen breakthrough in Edmonton to help power the future?”
Jackie Carmichael
Edmonton Journal
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