George Frangeskides, Chairman at ALBA, explains why the Pilbara Lithium option ‘was too good to miss’. Watch the video here.
You move from 'Hydrogen isn't the future I'm a hydrogen consultant I should know' to envisaging replaceable hydride packs in fuel stations very quickly.
More and more companies and countries are preparing the move and developing their infrastructure for hydrogen adoption and publicising it (even if it isn't brand new Tec). Investment was the key blocker to development and progress, and slowly this is being removed. lets just celebrate that.
And that's where our conversations ends, i deemed my "study" as irrelevant while advising that where I work is developing the next generation of technology.
I am well adverse in innovation and the projects we work on are creating those curves. Without knowing me dont make assumptions you cannot support.
Along with attention to detail, I invite you reread the following line i wrote
"To say that H2 as a fuel has no future is entirely incorrect when it IS the future of aero/astronautics."
I then followed to talk about the aviation industry clearly defining that the focus was not of that of the ground.
I also talk about propulsion not conversion to electricity or fuel cells.
No i will tell you regardless of current costs. H2 Is the fuel that will drive future travel advancements even within Ion thruster developments.
You asked what I studied not what area I currently operate. Where I gain my experience and knowledge is irrelevant, but my expertise is in technology advancement and development, I don't focus on the current day limitations but on the achievable and realised capabilities.
I appreciate the issue of todays current limitations, however these limitations are based on current developments, like the battery it was assumed that limitations have been reached from Lithium however we see greater developments being produced. focussing on just one production environment yes Electrolysis requires a lot of energy however the fact that a fuel for propulsion/combustion is still a requirement for human advancement, gasoline and oil is still a limited fuel still remains, this drives the need for a new commercial fuel. Electrolysis is becoming more and more efficient each year. And as electricity production becomes cheaper as does the cost of electrolysis. But again this is just one way to produce Hydrogen
To say that H2 as a fuel has no future is entirely incorrect when it IS the future of aero/astronautics. This is more relevant than anything as the next travel advancements will not be limited by the ground (this is evidenced by current tech developments) in aviation weight is key and power per kg is key. This may not be now or 5 years however with the increase of more VTOL companies this is a near future.
this still ignores the benefit of a near immediate waste management solution. I appreciate that looking at the world as it is H2 is limited however tomorrow is not today, more and more companies are developing h2 solutions this is driving efficiency and demand, its only a matter of time.
What did i study. irrelivent but also study is the examination of the known. exploration is the discovery of the unknown.
I haven't written out limitations however i will agree they are current limitations. Problems with safety and distribution are not limitations of hydrogen but how we handle it. these are problems, but everything is a problem until there is a solution and handling fuels is not the most complex, time and money is the limiting factor.
My post wasnt looking at today or tomorrow but the years that follow, to say there wont ever be a H2 economy brings in these timescales. yes it is Currently More expensive to produce however so was the extraction of crude oil, time and money makes it cheaper. regarding alternatives, there are a lot of uses for hydrogen and to say that all other alternatives are cheaper maybe relivent now however irrelivent when some alternatives run out.
your professor has a good sense of humour re the 3 laws (zeroth conservation,entropy), however propulsion will always be needed. fossil fuel based propulsion is on a clock, there is only finite. with LH2 already proven to be a game changer in the world of propulsion H2 how long until this is harnessed on a commercial scale ? it may cost a lot to start but so does everything and if cost is the only argument then its already a lost as money is only the exchange of time and worth and time dictates that technology will produce some wonderful things. but back on track looking at thermo dynamics, likmited in production (but scale the ammount of production plants solves this). efficiency is based on the technology using hydrogen. so looking at the thermodynamics of hydrogen alone vs its more common used counterpart gasoline - Hydrogen has a higher energy content per unit of mass (about 120-142 MJ/kg) than gasoline (about 44-46 MJ/kg).
So in the world of thermodynamics and especially energy hydrogen wins hands down.
Current technology limits us, for now. But its nieve to think that those limits exist in the future. Thats not even looking at a waste management solution with a benefit of fuel production. the world produces a lot of waste and we cant bury it all. and recycling it all is equally as expensive to build and develop as hydrogen production.
If your a hydrogen advisor - i appreciate from a company immediate perspective and business however as you mentioned aviation and other areas are branching to the world of H2 as a fuel, it might be worth opening your eyes more to a future, todays problems wont exist tomorrow
Everyone opinion is valid and appreciate your opinion.
I do always find it interesting when people mention that we will never have a H2 economy. That's a very short sighted view. History is riddled with similar moments. "the car will never replace the horse", "mobile phones are just a fad", "solar panels are just too expensive to replace fossil fuels", "AI is just all science fiction and cant create art".
The difference between the point that each of these statements were said and where we are today is money and foresight.
the same lies with H2, human development needs fuelling weather that is day to day travel or shooting for the stars, not utilising the most abundant element to fuel is outlandish. The difference is money and investment and time. Agreed that as it currently stands Hydrogen has a lot of catching up for current consumer items however the world will not stay as it is today. as land mass becomes more scarce, pollution becomes more abundant, fossil fuels become harder to extract, more renewable and problem solving solutions will be needed. yes more recycling opportunities will become available but simpler solutions shouldn't be written off, and reactive propulsion would always be needed.
Just my opinion. It might be a rocky road but i see phe providing a solution to 2 problems, thats enough for me, even if its not today but in 5 years time.
all interesting view points though
Bit of late nite reading got me checking my entry price for curiosity. 0.09 here, initially intended on it being a short term punt research quickly changed that, a few averages up since then but still on a nice 350% just one of those aim gold mines, and glad to be part of it.
pun intended
GL all
Completely relate and we have all been there in our earlier days of trading. When shares do well its always a hard decision to jump or stick or split, but follow your own decision and strategy and use the experiance to build future strategies.
and eample of this is capa - he has hit his strategy and is out - there is nothng wrong with that it derisks and turns paper profit into actuals. but make sure it is your own strategy. i think the best advice is telling you the options and benefits of each.
Hold all and react - any thing could happen, it could shoot to the moon, but also you could get cold feet if there is a tree shake, or the price could drop. if your unsure on the future sp then this can get stressfull day to day if there is a plateu
Take a cut. either remove profit or remove initial capital - you still get the benefits/ defecite of future movement but you dont get the FOMO of being completely out if it changes and you derisk your position. but gains/losses will be smaller.
Staggered cut - like above but smaller increments of withdrawals. build it on a strategy and set targets for selling pockets of shares. - better benefit if future changes to shares as you can derisk in smaller increments and get a smaller pots. If the share price changes direction you could get more losses but if it swings you dont have to buy back in as much (if fomo hits hard)
Sell out - out is out, take the profit and look away you dont get future rises and if fomo is hard then it could cost you a bit.but you have your profits and that cant change.
take your a few hours of your time to make a desicion, my advice is to not look at the SP while doing this as emotions is tricky and can make you more likely to uturn and take a different approach wich is also costly.
Hope this helps- apology for the terrible English (in a rush). wish you the best with what you do :)
Thankyou, all is well so far, good to 'see' you too I hope all is well also? :) there was some great conversations back then, I hope everyone is doing well.
Always reading but don't post anymore as real world causes too many interrupts. Maybe some of the old names are still here just taking a more observant position :)
@Ghini - its hard and unfair to say however its easily done, I remember my very first share, lots of lessons were learned. never stop learning especially in the world of shares. keep true to yourself, your strat and remember that new or experienced no 2 traders experiences or prospective will ever be the same :) and take care :)
will catch you all later, gonna go make a brew before my next meeting, see if that old beauty still has some magic in it (old convo reference)
Been a while since i held any AML, but its still my opening page when I visit LSE so have a good old read before I tootle to my shares.
But I do feel for PI's holding this share. It has been an emotional few years, I'm lucky I got out when I did, but this share has looked like its been a difficult time, especially this last year.
Hopefully, there is a turn from the current trend. Soo much potential in the market but something seems like it needs to change.
I just hope you are all keeping well, a lot of people here are very invested and its never fun on the down slide, unless your shorting.
Not ramping or deramping, but i remember when we were in the 50's in the old old price, and it spiralled before shooting. anything can happen, keep close to the news and adjust strategies. but ultimately DYOR and trade your own shares on your own beliefs :)
all the best and take care out there
I would heavily keep an eye on this area. There is a lot of love, emotion, and feelings in the EV world, but hydrogen and HICEV feeds the love of the roar and longevity (some may argue). A few more companies including Kawasaki are looking at retaining the combustion with hydrogen as its fuel.
Placing, Spread, and MM's id say.
People selling on placement looking for lower price, people scooping at the placement value hoping to not get caught out.
just my initial thoughts, but its been a long working day so melted head
long and short though this is great news. shame it wasn't a week later and Id have scooped more and averaged up
Personally im set for 100, At the moment life is too busy to be watching the day tick and managing the stress of slicing and dicing (though I am frequent here as a reader) happy to take the risk on the initial investment which settles the nerves. But also helpful that I got in early so a nice low average. As long as there isn't some terrible news which il react to if it happens. But again each to their own, while this is sat quietly il divert my stress elsewhere possibly to my own listing in the future.
the world of aim. as ive learned in the past is you see a lot of red before anything happens.
but what you have to focus on is what you invested in. For KOD we invested in a part-owned lithium filled land with some possible gold prospects in other locations.
we now have a fully owned lithium mine with actual gold prospects.
we don't have a way to get it out yet, but everything in its stride.
these are the facts and what your money is invested in.
its going to take a while before the lithium is pulled from the ground.
in true aim fashion its going to bounce around until then.
il admit I was over excited and estimated high numbers early year and also on ML however when it didn't I shrugged as nothing negative changed we gained a positive. aim being aim. leave the playbook at home.
regarding the SP anything can happen in the short term but until the fundamentals or situation changes there is no reason for this not to go north.
RE someone mentioned a takeover. i belive that in may about 82% of the company was in the public hands. for someone to acrue enough shares we should have seen the sp plump quite a bit or a new significant holder appear.
AIm being aim. prospects still good
everyone hold your hats while doing your own research :)
happy Friday and have a great weekend
the ultimate question is what will the rerate be - whats the ultimate Mcap for KOD as it stands W/O a JV
Regardless it will be good,
out of the box though, are the big players looking and waiting for KOD to see if they issue new to fund the extraction instead of a JV and instead of buying in now? would be silly of them to wait, but wouldn't surprise me if there are some big investors trying to twist a arm on cheaper shares than to tackle the market
what ever the case be, top up while you can, cant see it being any lower now
Great news! 100% ownership
I wonder if this is why we havent had the golden news yet?
does ML's include the ownership ? did KOD specify 100%, did they use the delay to leverage buying the last 10%
lots of questions but questions as to what was happening in the background for curiosity reasons but with a huge smile none the less as this is great news. Great day all
hopefully, it does!
not had chance to work it out as work busy and not massively in my minerals (hydrogen more so) but with the new grades and current known lith deposits what mcap would this put us in? in terms of asset worth, and are there similar companies (similar deposit values) that would be a great benchmark?