Vortex Energy Corp. has entered into a collaboration with National Research Canada (NRCan) for underground hydrogen storage research and salt core storage. Approximately 118 meters of salt core from the VTX-West-23-1 core hole and 279 meters from the VTX-24-3 core hole will be stored at the NRCan facility in Calgary, Alberta for two years. NRCan will perform research on halite salt formations to enable safe hydrogen storage and withdrawal. The University of Alberta will conduct mineralogical analysis, experiments, and simulation studies on the salt core, supported by $1.2 million in funding from Alberta Innovates. This partnership aims to advance research in hydrogen storage and better understand its potential at Vortex's Robinsons River Salt Project in Newfoundland & Labrador.