Kansas is attracting hydrogen explorers
Letter on hydrogen: Drill, baby, drill
The US state of Kansas is emerging as a hotspot for a growing number of gold hydrogen prospectors
Natural hydrogen developer H2Au has been granted an operator licence by regulator the Kansas Corporation Commission, allowing it to accelerate work towards drilling and full-scale production in the US state. The UK-based company’s acreage in Kansas includes joint leases with French firm 45-8 Energy, in directly adjacent blocks to recently successful natural (gold) hydrogen and helium drilling. H2Au says it is in advanced talks with potential offtakers for gold hydrogen from its Kansas leases, as well as acreage it has in Iowa. Potential offtakers include nearby refineries and fertiliser manufacturers. There is also interest in using the hydrogen as feedstock for electricity generation to pow
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