Too early to declare a commercial success
Australia’s Gold Hydrogen was one of the earliest movers in the hunt for natural hydrogen: taking up acreage in South Australia, raising funds and drilling a number of exploration wells.…
New Gas
Omani research well burping hydrogen
Professor Alexis Templeton in conversation at the 2025 H-NAT Summit. Photo: H-NAT Summit. When Professor Alexis Templeton from the University of Colorado conducted a techno-economic analysis on stimulated hydrogen, the…
Time to recycle party balloons
A third of the world’s helium comes from Qatar, a lucrative by-product of natural gas production. Even though the North Field contains only 0.04 % helium, the vast volumes of…
Finding hydrogen is not the problem; producing it is…
The natural hydrogen community is coming to the realisation that finding large free gas, hydrogen reservoirs might be rare, or might not be on the cards at all. Dr. Jürgen…
Canada’s first hydrogen exploration well
In certain coal mines, it is already common practice to use vented mine gas, predominantly methane, to power operations. The same principle can be applied to ore mines where hydrogen…
France’s first stimulated natural hydrogen project
Clean hydrogen production from electrolysis remains expensive and difficult to scale, leaving industry without the reliable, affordable supply needed for substantial decarbonisation. Vedra Hydrogen has embarked on a complementary approach:…
A “monumental deposit” or an attempt to revive coal-seam gas exploitation?
A discovery of hydrogen in Lorraine, France, made headlines in 2023. “Hydrogen deposit of staggering proportions” and “A gigantic hydrogen deposit in northeast France” were some of the quotes. With…
Natural hydrogen exploration offshore Southern Cuba
It is generally accepted that most of the natural hydrogen is generated by reaction with water and ophiolites of the mantle, locally obducted towards the surface. Hydrogen tends to escape…
Natural hydrogen: Is it here to stay or will the bubble burst?
The conference opened strongly with a keynote by Viacheslav Zgonnik from HyReveal, tackling this question. His market research shows that the number of companies exploring for natural hydrogen is rapidly…
Subsurface bio-stimulated hydrogen
The quest for affordable, low-carbon hydrogen is far from over. While well-established techniques such as steam reforming and electrolysis exist, they come with significant drawbacks in terms of cost and…
The Koloma Enigma
The company describes itself as a technology-enabled exploration firm that leverages industry expertise, proprietary data, specialised exploration tools, and advanced data analytics to facilitate large-scale natural hydrogen production. Backed by…
Sometimes an old well is better than a fancy new one
While there is always press around helium discoveries, companies that are actually producing it often go unnoticed. That doesn’t mean they don’t have interesting stories to tell. Canadian-based Thor Helium,…