Gold Rush: Australia's Clean Energy Underground. With Gold Hydrogen

About this episode

Andy Marsland interviews Neil McDonald about the future of natural hydrogen and helium in Australia.

Episode Overview In this episode, Andy Marsland sits down with Neil McDonald, CEO of Gold Hydrogen, to unpack an exciting investment announcement and explore the future of natural hydrogen and helium in Australia. From historical discoveries that have led to cutting-edge drilling programs, this conversation dives deep into the potential of hydrogen as a clean, cost-effective energy source, and how helium (including the rare helium-3) could revolutionise industries from quantum computing to power generation and transportation. Neil McDonald is co-founder and Managing Director of Gold Hydrogen, one of the first companies in the world to confirm that high natural hydrogen deposits exist underground. Gold Hydrogen is now leading the race to commercialise hydrogen, a near carbon-zero energy source which would impact worldwide zero emissions targets. Gold Hydrogen is also progressing helium opportunities, as the hydrogen tests also produced strong helium showings, one of the first major finds in a non-petroleum area. Neil has more than 20 years of extensive commercial experience in the energy and minerals sectors and has helped commercialise some of Australia’s largest exploration…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Marsland

Guest: Neil McDonald

Topics covered

• clean energy
• hydrogen
• helium
• natural resources
• investment
• Australia

Keywords

• clean energy
• hydrogen
• helium
• Gold Hydrogen
• natural resources
• South Australia
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gold Hydrogen

Products: helium-3

Places: Australia, South Australia

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