Investing in Hydrogren-powered cars. Anyone done it?
Investing in Hydrogren-powered cars. Anyone done it?
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London1986

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381 posts

80 months

Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Reading a lot more about how hydrogen powered cars are the future.

Guessing now would be a good time to invest in a few of these companies before/if it takes off.

Can anyone recommend some companies? E.g. Ballard power.

Interested to hear from anyone who has done/considering this.

PushedDover

7,501 posts

82 months

Tuesday 11th February 2020
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"which hydrogen" - there are afaik still multiple formats of delivery and consumption of the fuelling.

Still some way to go to establish which is the VHS, which is the Betamax...

London1986

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381 posts

80 months

Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Yeh thought so. Just thought i'd post to see if there were any potentials already, or of it is like you say still very early.

This is a market i'll be keeping an eye on for sure

Mark8303

47 posts

125 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Look at Ceres Power Holdings based in Horsham. Their share price has already flown a bit but because their tech. has a unique advantage and multiple uses ( not just cars) they are forming very lucrative joint ventures with amongst others, Bosch (who have bought about 18%) and Weichai who are making buses with Ceres fuel cells in them. They are manufactures as of last autumn but their real value is in the sales of their I.P.
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/ceres-power-and-we...
I believe they are also working with Honda and Nissan along with several Asian boiler manufacturers as their cells will work with mixed natural gas and H2.

Another to look at is AFC energy who have moved (share price) significantly recently but could have much further to go if the whispers are true.




London1986

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381 posts

80 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Thank you that's exactly what I was after. Seem to be very some very good recommendations, I will look into them.

Aluminati

2,985 posts

87 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Mark8303 said:
Another to look at is AFC energy who have moved (share price) significantly recently but could have much further to go if the whispers are true.
Sshhhhh ! biggrin Got mine at 9p.

London1986

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381 posts

80 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Aluminati said:
Sshhhhh ! biggrin Got mine at 9p.
Nice! You got in at a good time. Ballard Power has been having a good couple of months too.

GliderRider

2,924 posts

110 months

Sunday 23rd February 2020
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I bought some Ceres Power (CWR) at the end of January, and they are still up over 8% despite a bit of a slump in the last few days. ITM Power PLC (ITM) who are also involved with hydrogen generation has also been climbing, although as with Ceres they have slumped a little in the last week. We are still in the early days of hydrogen for widespread use on the road, so unless you are a real expert on the subject it is very hard to tell which companies will be the VHS and which will be the Betamax. Speading your investment across as many as possible once you have researched them, is likely to be a wise move.

Using the various gold rushes of the 1800s as an example, the people who got rich were the ones who sold picks and shovels, as opposed to the miners themselves. Companies whose products are necessary to all hydrogen and electric vehicle producers should be good performers. AB Dynamics (ABDP) fall into this category, making automated test rigs for automotive applications. They also have income and a track record, plus they seem to be a good employer capable of hanging on to their key staff.

NickCQ

5,392 posts

125 months

Monday 24th February 2020
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GliderRider said:
Using the various gold rushes of the 1800s as an example, the people who got rich were the ones who sold picks and shovels
This analogy is true. In this case, the 'spademakers' that get rich are those that clip fees from selling worthless penny stocks to retail punters...

GliderRider

2,924 posts

110 months

Wednesday 26th February 2020
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All those hydrogen/fuel cell/renewable/battery technology stocks which rocketed on the announcement of a ban on engine driven cars after 2035 have completed the second half of their 'Mad Mike Hughes' flight today.

AFC Energy -14.8%
Ballard Power Systems -5.81%
Ceres Power Holdings -7.57%
Fuel Cell Energy -6.54%
ITM Power 13.35%
Powerhouse Energy -12.88%
Velocys -19.96%

If you have any more in these fields to add to the list, please do.