Hydrogen

This Stock Could Make Electric Vehicles and your Portfolio Soar

April 3, 2023 By admin Leave a Comment

Batteries Explode on Airplanes!

They’re powered by those same lithium-ion batteries that have a bad habit of exploding when you take them on an airplane.

Cue face-palm moment in three… two… one…

I mean, there are signs everywhere in the airport, on the airline websites, on the booking sites like Kayak…

They all say not to check anything with a lithium-ion battery. No laptops, no electronic cigarettes, not even a cellphone.

And why?

Well, its because, when they’re exposed to the immense pressure changes that go along with flying, they warp, crack, and expose an extremely volatile chemical to the air that ignites it.

So why would anyone think anything other than that would happen to the lithium-ion batteries powering the electric plane?

Now, I’m sure the solution to that issue is to pressurize the whole plane, not just the passenger cabins.

But mid-air explosions aren’t the only thing keeping battery-powered planes on the ground…

Where You Gonna Put the People?

You see, aviation fuel has what’s known as an extremely high energy density. That just means it packs a whole lot of potential energy into a very small package.

Lithium-ion batteries, while they have a greater energy density than other kinds of batteries, don’t even come close to aviation fuel.

In fact, jet fuel is more than 50 times more energy-dense than batteries. That means you need 50 pounds of batteries to replace one pound of fuel.

And in case you didn’t know, jet airliners use a whole lot more than one pound of fuel per flight…

A Boeing 747 can carry 433,195 pounds of fuel in its tanks. And on long flights, it needs every last drop.

You could get an equivalent amount of energy from batteries, but you’d need 21,659,750 pounds of them.

Considering a 747 can only take off if it weighs less than 910,000 pounds, I’d call that a limitation.

The amount of batteries you’d need to replace the fuel and provide the same amount of energy would literally make it too heavy for the plane to get off the ground.

Even if you could create a battery with half the energy density of aviation fuel, you’d need over 800,000 pounds of batteries.

Add in the empty weight of a 747 (around 412,300 pounds) and you get another plane that’s too heavy to even make it off the ground, let alone stay in the air.

That begs the question: Where are you going to put all the passengers and their luggage?

And that explains why literally nobody is working to design large commercial aircraft that are battery-powered.

Batteries simply can’t power them. They can power smaller planes that hold a handful of passengers and a carry-on bag for each of them.

But even those can barely take off, fly across a city, and safely land with the power provided by their weighty batteries.

Zero-Emission Jet Fuel?

That doesn’t mean you or I will never take flight in an electric airplane. It just means the plane isn't likely to be powered by batteries.

But there is an alternative to carbon-intensive aviation fuel and explosive, unwieldy batteries…

And it’s already being used to power industry around the world. So it’s just a matter of time before it makes its way into aircraft.

You see, these machines are powered by electricity. But not the kind you might be thinking about…

Instead of carrying “pre-made” electricity with them in the form of a massive bunch of batteries, these machines create their own electricity as they need it.

And they do it by “burning” a zero-emission fuel that was developed for a top-secret NASA project, no less.

The only byproducts produced are pure oxygen and water clean enough for you or me to drink.

And the power created is just out of this world. Remember, batteries, even the very best of them, have about 50 times less energy density than jet fuel…

But this zero-emission alternative has three times MORE energy density than that same jet fuel…

Making it 150 times more energy-dense than lithium-ion batteries!

But the thing is that everyone is only thinking about lithium-ion batteries when they think about clean transportation options.

A Diamond in the Rough

So they’re completely overlooking the company mainly responsible for getting this zero-emission alternative, the ONLY real alternative, out there.

That means, despite being founded by the very person who first invested this power system for NASA…

Despite having tens of thousands of products already on roads around the world…

Despite inking partnerships with some of the world’s biggest automakers and heavy-equipment manufacturers…

This company’s stock is still trading for less than $10 a share!

Despite potentially holding the most valuable intellectual property in the world, this company is trading for peanuts.

But that’s something I expect to change very quickly…

More people are noticing the progress this company’s made. And more investors are betting it’ll completely change the future of transportation.

And with every new convert it gets, the share price gets a little higher. Like I said, it’s still trading for less than a tenner.

But I could see its share price getting as high as $100 in short order. Eventually, I see its overall gains surpassing those of the gold standard in alternative transportation: Tesla.

From its IPO in 2010 to its most recent peak in November 2021, that stock scored investors a ridiculous 25,640% gain:

And I’m convinced that’s going to amount to child’s play once all’s said and done for this company.

In fact, around the office, we’ve taken to calling it the “Tesla Killer” because it’s destined to steal so much market share from Elon Musk's crown jewel.

So to help make it as easy as possible for you to get a piece of this action before all the gains are gone, I’ve compiled everything I’ve learned about this company, the zero-emission fuel source its founder pioneered for NASA, and the opportunity it represents to investors and the environment.

I’ve done all the legwork so that you can reap all the rewards.

All you’ve got to do is get yourself invested for the win that’s all but guaranteed to come.

To your wealth,

Jason Williams

The Hydrogen Economy is on the Cusp of an Enormous Tipping Point

July 11, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

Technological advancements and falling renewable energy costs have led to a new era of scalable “Green Hydrogen” production.
Thanks to its unmatched energy density, hydrogen outplays battery electricity when it comes to range, recharging times and emissions.
Hypergrowth investors should take a good hard look at these emerging hydrogen stocks

Today, electric vehicles are all the rage. They’re at the epicenter of the world’s shift to cut carbon emissions dramatically and rapidly for a cleaner future. But EVs weren’t always at the forefront of the Clean Energy Revolution. Indeed, back in 2003, it was all about hydrogen.

In his 2003 State of the Union address, then-President George W. Bush said, “the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen and [be] pollution-free.”

He was half-right. There are a lot of pollution-free cars out there today. And many children born back in 2003 are driving them. But for the most part, they’re powered by electric batteries, not hydrogen fuel cells.

Where did it go wrong?

In the words of Matthew Blieske, Shell’s (NYSE:SHEL) global hydrogen product manager, “… there was always something missing.”

The History of Hydrogen

In the early 2000s, hydrogen fuel cells were hyped up for their ability to reduce energy dependence. That was at a time when crude oil prices were north of $50 and rising. But falling oil prices in the late 2000s and early 2010s sapped some of this hype. And it dramatically slowed the Clean Energy Revolution.

Then the world started getting serious about decarbonization again in the back half of the 2010s. And hydrogen was but one of many zero-emission energy sources out there, alongside solar, wind, and electric batteries.

And relative to those other energy sources, hydrogen has proven to be less efficient and more expensive.

That’s because hydrogen, while the most abundant element in the universe, doesn’t exist in its pure form on Earth. So, producing it requires a complex, multi-step process. And that results in significant electricity loss and requires tons of added infrastructure – and dollars.

Not to mention, to offset these extra costs, most companies have turned to producing hydrogen from cheap natural gas. That means that most isn’t zero-emissions at all.

Net net, hydrogen has gone from being the epicenter of the Clean Energy Revolution to just a niche afterthought.

But that’s all about to change.

The Hydrogen Economy is on the cusp of an enormous tipping point.

For the first time in its choppy history, the time has come for this clean energy source to reign.

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The Drivers Have Arrived

As every country works toward a net-zero emissions target, the global political stage is set for mass decarbonization.

Economies of scale have led to the cost of hydrogen fuel cells dropping 60% over the past decade. Deloitte expects those costs to drop below electric battery and combustion engine costs within just a few years…

Technological advancements and falling renewable energy costs have led to a new era of scalable “Green Hydrogen” production. And now it can be cost-effectively produced from renewable energy sources, like solar and wind.

In other words, all the drivers have finally shown up to the party at the same time.

In the words of Blieske: “[In the past] there was a policy missing, or the technology wasn’t quite ready, or people were not so serious about decarbonization. We don’t see those barriers anymore.”

With those barriers removed, the Hydrogen Economy will tip into its long overdue renaissance in the 2020s. And that will create what Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) sees as an $11 trillion market in the coming decades.

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Where will all this hypergrowth come from?

We’ll see it in high-usage and long-range energy and transportation markets. That’s where hydrogen’s advantages over electric batteries shine brightest.

You see, when it comes to cost, efficiency, safety, and public roads infrastructure, battery electricity wins out. To that extent, battery electricity will likely be the dominant clean energy source for passenger cars and last-mile delivery vans.

But thanks to its unmatched energy density, hydrogen outplays battery electricity when it comes to range, recharging times, and emissions. So, in heavy-usage and long-range situations, hydrogen is best in class. Therefore, those fuel cells will likely be the dominant clean energy source for industry, stationary and cross-country haul.

Think forklifts in warehouses, trucks that travel across the country, and ships that sail across oceans. And what about data centers that have to be “always on”?

Indeed, hydrogen fuel cells are on the cusp of disrupting those industries over the next decade.

Who is at the forefront of this multi-trillion-dollar disruption?

Plug Power (Nasdaq:PLUG) is. The company started out supplying hydrogen fuel cells for forklifts to warehouse operators like Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN). Now Plug Power is morphing into an all-in-one, vertically integrated powerhouse at the epicenter of the Hydrogen Economy.

Needless to say, Plug Power stock is a long-term winner.

But other names are also piquing interest in this hypergrowth space…

Like Ballard Power (Nasdaq:BLDP), who’s making hydrogen fuel cells for buses, trucks, and trains. And Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) is creating energy “boxes” powered by green hydrogen to help replace grid power.

With these hypergrowth stocks, you have three of the highest-quality plays on the multi-trillion-dollar Hydrogen Revolution. And they’re three stocks that could easily rise several hundred percent in the 2020s.

Hypergrowth investors should take a good hard look at these emerging hydrogen stocks.

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On the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.

How to Profit from the Greening of the Blue Economy

January 18, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

The “blue economy” is going green… and it’s time investors took notice.

But first, what is the blue economy?

The World Bank defines it as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs while preserving the health of ocean ecosystems.”

The European Commission, in contrast, defines it as “all economic activities related to oceans, seas and coasts. It covers a wide range of interlinked established and emerging sectors.”

The blue economy supports many sectors, including aquaculture, coastal tourism, fisheries, shipbuilding, port activities and maritime transportation.

One of the largest sectors in the blue economy has been oil and gas production. And sadly, waste disposal – both intentional and unintentional – has been part of the blue economy too (at least by the European Commission’s definition of it). So has overfishing.

But now the blue economy is going green in many different ways.

The Greening of the Blue

The blue economy is starting to seriously take note of its environmental impact.

For example, areas that were once home to oil and gas rigs are increasingly being used as sites of offshore wind farms.

Additionally, excess energy from offshore wind can generate green hydrogen. That will power the world’s newest ships.

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Desalinization plants, many powered by renewable energy, will provide fresh water to irrigate arid regions. And floating solar arrays can now be found in oceans and other waters. Tidal and wave energy production are also gearing up.

But let me explain what’s really driving the greening of the blue economy. Investors are increasingly focused on companies that apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards to their businesses.

Over the last few years, the momentum of companies adopting ESG standards has increased. As of the end of 2020, 88% of public companies and 67% of privately owned companies had adopted some form of ESG initiatives.

Several Opportunities to Consider

The number of sectors and companies in the blue economy is so vast that the best way for investors to play it is through one or more of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on it.

Today, there are no blue economy ETFs that trade on U.S. indexes. However, there are a number of European ETFs that investors should have access to.

The first one I like is the BNP Paribas ECPI Global ESG Blue Economy ETF (France: BLUE). This ETF tracks the performance of the Global ESG Blue Economy Index, which is composed of companies involved in the blue economy.

The second is the Lyxor World Water UCITS ETF (London: WATC), an ETF that tracks the World Water CW Total Return Index. It invests in the 30 largest companies in the world that get at least 40% of their revenues from water-related activities. These include companies involved in infrastructure, utilities and water treatment.

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The size of the ETF has doubled during the last three years. And as of June 2021, it was valued at 1.02 billion British pounds, or about $1.38 billion.

Some investors may be interested in individual companies with a focus on the blue economy. There are three worth considering that trade on U.S. exchanges.

The United Utilities Group PLC (OTC: UU.L) is focused on reducing water leakages by 15% and water pollution by 20%.

Xylem (NYSE: XYL) uses artificial intelligence to reduce pipe failure costs by 80%.

And finally, Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) is a leader in water desalinization.

As the blue economy becomes greener, interest in these companies and others like them will only increase.

Investors might want to position their portfolios to take advantage of the changing blue economy sooner rather than later.

Good investing,

Dave