Floating Olympic Rings

The Floating Olympic Rings in Vancouver’s harbour have received a green power boost thanks to the installation of safe, reliable, ‘made-in-Canada’ hydrogen fuel cell technology.

The BC Hydrogen Highway is excited and proud to provide this hydrogen fuel cell power boost to such an inspiring, iconic symbol. The Floating Olympic Rings are a reminder that clean energy solutions, such as hydrogen fuel cells, have arrived and will help address our environmental challenges.

British Columbia is globally recognized for its leadership in the development, demonstration and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Fuel cells are clean power generation devices. When hydrogen is fed into a fuel cell, it creates an electrochemical reaction that produces electricity very efficiently, with water vapour as the only emission. However, unlike a battery, a fuel cell never needs recharging. It continues to produce electricity as long as a fuel is supplied.

Hydrogen fuel cells are a great fit for a remote power generation application such as the Olympic Rings because they can provide a combination of clean, safe, reliable and quiet power. This installation is just an example of the applications where market-ready hydrogen and fuel cell technology provides tangible economic and environmental benefits. British Columbia is at the forefront of developing hydrogen and fuel cell technology in the back-up power, material handling, transit bus and automotive markets.