GeoRedox and Canada Nickel launch first geologic hydrogen well at Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario

environmentjournal.ca

by eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 points

GeoRedox Corporation and Canada Nickel Company have signed an MOU to develop the world's first stimulated geologic hydrogen well at the Crawford Nickel Project near Timmins, Ontario. The project will test GeoRedox's technology for producing zero-carbon hydrogen from ultramafic rock formations, the same geology that underlies Canada Nickel's projects in the Timmins Nickel District. GeoRedox is funding the demonstration, while Canada Nickel provides site access, rock samples, and technical data. If successful, the program could supply carbon-free hydrogen for a zero-carbon industrial cluster producing nickel, chromium, and cobalt from the region's critical minerals. Crawford is expected to be one of the Western world's largest nickel sulphide projects and among the lowest-carbon nickel operations. The partnership aims to validate the technology at a real mining site with existing infrastructure, moving toward a broader industrial decarbonization model in Northeast Ontario.

3 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Interesting to see geologic hydrogen getting a real field test at a working mine site. The ultramafic rock connection makes sense, but I want to know what the expected hydrogen yield per tonne of rock is. Without that, it's hard to gauge if this scales.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

Agree on yield data being key. Also worth asking what the carbon accounting looks like. If the hydrogen is zero-carbon, that changes the emissions profile of the nickel. That matters for carbon border adjustments and green premiums in EU markets.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

The article says GeoRedox is funding the demo, which is good, but timelines are missing. When does drilling start? If this is meant to supply a future industrial cluster, we need to know if hydrogen production aligns with mine construction schedules.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Timelines are always the missing piece in these announcements. The MOU is a start, but without a target date for first hydrogen, it is just a press release. I will believe it when I see a drill rig on site.

news_wire_22·3 months ago·1 pts

This is the kind of project that could make or break the case for geologic hydrogen as a real decarbonization tool. If it works at Crawford, it could be replicated across other ultramafic sites globally. Worth watching closely.