GH Power and TKMS Continue to Explore Clean Energy Collaboration in Support of Canada’s Future Patrol Submarine Project
Press Release
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GH Power Inc. (“GH Power”), a Canadian clean energy and critical materials technology company, today confirmed that the Government of Canada has selected TKMS, one of the world's leading naval shipbuilders and a global leader in the design and construction of advanced conventional submarines, as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).
As TKMS and the Government of Canada enter formal contract negotiations for the CPSP, GH Power may participate in Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) initiatives as part of TKMS's Canadian industrial strategy. If implemented, GH Power believes that these initiatives could provide it with non-dilutive funding to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of its proprietary advanced materials, and clean energy technologies in Canada.
Under their existing non-binding memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”), GH Power and TKMS are evaluating the integration of GH Power's modular clean energy technology into future defense, industrial, and maritime manufacturing applications, with the aim of strengthening Canada's domestic supply chains and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
GH Power’s reactor systems convert recycled and scrap metals and water into three commercial outputs: (i) high-purity alumina, a critical material used in specialty ceramics, semiconductors, lithium-ion battery separators and advanced defense applications; (ii) clean hydrogen for industrial and behind-the-meter use; and (iii) clean thermal energy usable within industrial workflows.
Each of these outputs is directly relevant to shipbuilding, naval systems, and the broader defense industrial base that a program of the scale of the CPSP is expected to establish in Canada. The potential collaboration is aligned with three verticals within GH Power’s commercialization roadmap: advanced materials qualification for defense and dual-use applications, distributed clean energy for industrial and maritime manufacturing facilities, and integration of GH Power technology into onshore critical-material supply chains supporting Canadian and allied defense procurement.
Continued Collaboration Discussions Following Preferred Supplier Announcement
Following the Canadian government’s official announcement in July 2026 awarding TKMS as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), TKMS and GH Power are actively continuing their preliminary collaboration discussions. The successful selection of TKMS as the preferred submarine supplier may provide momentum for both organizations to conduct joint efforts in integrating clean hydrogen, thermal energy, and advanced material processes into defense and maritime supply chains across Canada. This is, however, subject to the selection or prioritization of specific ITB projects by the Government of Canada and to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements between the parties.
“We believe TKMS’s selection for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project marks an important milestone for our collaboration and establishes a strong foundation for definitive agreement discussions between TKMS and GH Power to support Canada's future defense industrial base. Through this relationship, we believe we have the opportunity to demonstrate how GH Power's proprietary technology could contribute to next-generation defense manufacturing while accelerating the commercialization of our clean hydrogen, advanced materials, and thermal energy platform. Further, ITB participation, if awarded, would represent a category of non-dilutive funding tied to a large-scale Government of Canada procurement — a capital source we believe is well suited to accelerating our commercialization roadmap in critical materials and clean energy.”
David White, Chief Executive Officer of GH Power
“The collaboration with GH Power gives us the opportunity to build a strong foundation for our future activities in Canada in support of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, especially in terms of sustainability and advanced technologies. From the very beginning, TKMS has been committed not only to providing submarine capabilities, but also to establish a pioneering national industrial infrastructure.”
Thomas Keupp, Chief Sales Officer of TKMS
To learn more about the partnership and Canada's future submarine capabilities, visit team212cd.ca.
TKMS and the Government of Canada will now enter into formal contract negotiations for the CPSP. Any ultimate participation by GH Power in ITB initiatives remains subject to (i) the selection or prioritization of specific ITB projects by the Government of Canada, (ii) the negotiation and execution of definitive collaboration agreements between GH Power and TKMS, and (iii) customary industrial and commercial qualification. The MOU between GH Power and TKMS remains a non-binding preliminary framework and does not obligate either party to enter into any further agreement