PESA and the Natural Hydrogen Association of Australia Joint Webinar Series: Natural Hydrogen

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The next webinar as part of the 2026 PESA Webinar Series will take place on Tuesday 4 August 2026.

This live webinar will take place at:

11am              –     Perth
12.30pm       –     Darwin, Adelaide
1pm                –    Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

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Tickets are free for PESA members and Natural Hydrogen Association of Australia members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members.

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PESA and the Natural Hydrogen Association of Australia Joint Webinar Series: Natural Hydrogen – Installment 1

Presented by Jinxiang Huang (Bifrost Resources)

Abstract:

Natural hydrogen, also referred to as geological or white hydrogen, has rapidly emerged as a new exploration target with the potential to contribute to achieving net-zero emissions. Generated naturally by geological processes within the Earth, hydrogen may migrate through the subsurface and accumulate in geological reservoirs. Growing exploration activity, new drilling programs and evolving regulatory frameworks have attracted increasing interest from the energy, resources and investment communities.

This webinar will provide a general introduction to natural hydrogen and an overview of the current state of this emerging industry. It will examine where natural hydrogen occurs, the principal geological processes responsible for its generation, and the geological controls on its migration, accumulation and preservation. Current exploration approaches will also be reviewed, including screening of historical datasets, surface and soil-gas geochemistry, geophysical methods and exploration drilling.

The webinar will also examine recent global exploration activity, emerging geological play concepts, resource potential, economic considerations and the key uncertainties facing the sector. Particular emphasis will be placed on distinguishing encouraging hydrogen occurrences and drilling results from demonstrated, commercially producible resources.