Commercial potential of 2.2% hydrogen concentration 37,000 times above background8 Mar 2024 06:46
The global hydrogen market is valued at USD 242.7 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 410.6 billion by 2030.
The significance of the 2.2% hydrodgen concentration at 37,000 times above background at HE1's itumbula well will not have been missed by the industry. Key executives at hydrogen players such as FuelCell Energy Inc, Bloom Energy Corp, Plug Power Inc, Adani Green Energy Ltd, Air Products and Chemicals Inc, Sinopec, Air Liquide and Linde plc will have all been watching with interest what has been unfolding at Itumbula.
Blackrock has also been investing significantly in Hydrogen. They are not often wrong! They have bought in to both PLUG and FCEL.
Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) is another one to watch re a hydrogen off-take / JV deal. They are a global leader in hydrogen fuel cell technology and develops/manufactures PEM fuel cell products that create electrical energy from the combination of hydrogen and air. It has a $1.3 Billion Mcap.
In summary, companies and governments globally are looking at hydrogen because there are no direct CO2 emissions, it has a high energy density, it is plentiful and versatile, it has excellent storage potential, it is an industrial fuel and it is a strong investment with a current market value of USD 242.7 billion.
Whilst we have been primarily very excited about the helium discovery by HE1 at Itumbula the 2.2% hydrodgen concentration at 37,000 times above background find is very significant. It is another inflection point to drive the HE1 share price much higher on the back of news on HE1's hydrogen plans. It will be interesting to hear from the company about how they plan to exploit their hydrogen discovery. Anyone think another RNS might be coming soon on this subject? Chairman James Smith stated yesterday that he was "looking forward to providing further updates in the near future." i.e. A hydrogen update from HE1 could be the one to watch and look out for next.