Events & Courses

Date, time and location

This conference will take place on 1–2 July 2025, time TBC.

This is a hybrid event, which can be attended in-person at Burlington House, London, or virtually via Zoom.

Event details

Natural hydrogen exploration has officially begun, with over 40 companies focussed on natural hydrogen exploration, and a dozen or more wells drilled in the search for hydrogen reserves. Additionally, concerted research has begun into how geological hydrogen generation can be stimulated artificially. But what have we learned about the geology of hydrogen and how to exploit it?

Following on from the successful Energy Group Natural Hydrogen Conference in 2023, this conference will focus on the developments in natural hydrogen geoscience, review the potential realised so far, and assess what uncertainties remain.

Call for abstracts

The call for abstracts is now open, the deadline for submissions is 30 March 2025. You can submit your abstract here.

We invite abstracts on the following themes:

• Natural Hydrogen Systems:
  • Source: Potential yields, quantification, ideal protoliths.
  • Migration: Gas-phase v. solution, concentration v. dispersal.
  • Sealing & Entrapment: Loss mechanisms (organic & non-organic), mixing & dilution, reservoir deliverability and energy, static vs dynamic.
• Geological Hydrogen Stimulation: Ongoing research, cross overs between stimulated and natural hydrogen, sub-surface vs above ground stimulation, catalysts and low temperature activity.
• Technology & Data in Hydrogen Exploration: New vs repurposed technology and data related to natural hydrogen, cross over between Mining, Storage and Oil & Gas datasets and techniques, new interpretation and processing approaches, remote sensing and hydrogen detection, application of AI.
• Geotectonic Settings & Exploration Plays: Geological make-up of natural hydrogen systems in different geotectonic settings from deep crystalline rocks to sedimentary basins, building play models and fairway analysis, screening, risking and ranking natural hydrogen targets, synergies with other transition geoscience subjects.
• Exploration and Discoveries Case Studies: Ongoing exploration projects, data and methodologies, results & forward plans, discoveries and plans for development.

Keynotes 

TBC

Conveners

• Andy Barnicoat, NHSG
• Eleanor Rollett (Energy Group), Tetra Tech RPS
• Geoff Ellis, USGS
• Ian Hutchinson, NHSG
• Mike Daly, Oxford University, Snowfox Hydrogen
• Mike Powney, GeoexMCG
• Owain Jackson, H2Au
• Tom Sandison, Shell

Registration

The conference is currently in the call for abstract phase. Once this is completed, registration will open.