Unlocking the Potential of Geological Hydrogen in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
Key Ideas
- Granite Creek Copper, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is exploring Southeast Alaska for prospects enriched with nickel, copper, and PGMs, as well as hidden stores of geological hydrogen.
- The company has acquired PGM projects in Southeast Alaska with potential for 'white hydrogen', aiming to leverage natural geological formations for clean-burning fuel production.
- By collaborating with Cornell University, Granite Creek aims to study and stimulate geologic hydrogen production at its Duke Island and Union Bay projects, which possess the necessary catalysts and water for white hydrogen.
- The exploration for geological hydrogen not only offers the potential for clean energy production but also aligns with critical metal recovery, carbon storage, and sustainable resource utilization objectives.
Granite Creek Copper, a mining company from Vancouver, British Columbia, is venturing into Southeast Alaska to explore prospects enriched with nickel, copper, and platinum group metals (PGMs), along with hidden stores of geological hydrogen. Hydrogen, viewed as a game-changing clean energy fuel, remains rare in its pure form on Earth due to its ability to escape the atmosphere. The company has acquired two PGM projects in Southeast Alaska with potential for 'white hydrogen', which emits only water vapor when burned. Granite Creek has partnered with Cornell University to study and stimulate geologic hydrogen production at its Duke Island and Union Bay projects. These projects possess catalysts and water necessary for white hydrogen, which could revolutionize clean energy production. The collaboration aims to accelerate Earth's natural ability to produce hydrogen, providing a multi-use strategy for critical metal recovery, durable carbon storage, and geologic hydrogen production. The exploration for geological hydrogen complements efforts towards environmental sustainability and resource utilization. With ongoing research collaborations and investments in exploration, Granite Creek is at the forefront of unlocking the potential of geological hydrogen in the energy transition.
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