Guhlen II
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Guhlen II project
Bibliographic research and field measurements have been carried out in the past, demonstrating significant helium potential in the area known as “Guhlen II.” The license was granted to the company in April 2025 and covers an area of 641 km² in the state of Brandenburg, southeast of Berlin, Germany. The purpose of this exploration license is to further develop geological knowledge of the area and confirm its helium potential.
The exploration license has been accepted for a period of five years in order to acquire the data necessary to confirm the accumulation of a gas mix rich in helium.
Beyond the Guhlen II area, 45-8 ENERGY is convinced of the potential of this particular geological region, where high helium content has been widely reported in the past but has never led to significant production due to a lack of use at the time.
Size of the exploration area
641 km²
Size of the exploration area
Granted period
5 ans
Granted period
Depth at which the discovery is located
2500 m
Depth at which the discovery is located
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The exploration area
The Guhlen II exploration license covers an area of 641km² in Brandenburg, south-east of Berlin.
The requested perimeter is voluntarily large, in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the geology of the area, and then to target high-potential zones more precisely as acquisitions are made.
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The gases of the area
Helium
The gas mix in the Guhlen II area consists of a helium fraction combined with nitrogen and natural gas, which it is important to co-value in an intelligent and innovative way.
Helium is at the heart of our business, and its potential is important for Germany’s national sovereignty and the supply of helium in Western Europe.
Nitrogen
Guhlen II gas is composed mainly of nitrogen, the most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere (around 78% of its composition).
Given the abundance of nitrogen in the air, its appeal is limited and its economic use unlikely. Its release into the atmosphere poses no risk to humans (inert, odorless, invisible) or the environment (it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect and is already present in high concentrations in the earth’s atmosphere).
Methan
The proportion of natural gas present in the gas mix discovered in the Guhlen II area is considered an opportunity for innovation.
In order to recover this fraction of gas, 45-8 ENERGY plans to produce low-carbon, locally sourced hydrogen using several technological approaches:
- through steam reforming with recovery and/or sequestration of the carbon dioxide emitted in the process (mineralization or reinjection into its original reservoir underground)
- through pyrolysis/plasmolysis, enabling the production of hydrogen and carbon black.
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The work program
The work program will be carried out in such a way as to reconcile industrial activity with respect for the environment and local residents, thanks in part to innovative technologies and methodologies developed and tested on our French projects, as well as by drastically reducing the footprint of our activity.
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The key steps
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A local and strategic project
In addition to Guhlen II, the 45-8 ENERGY project represents a means of securing the local supply of helium for an entire region of Germany, which is currently in high demand and subject to recurring risks of shortages.
The Guhlen II production project is part of the company’s drive to value the most of all the resources present in the subsurface. 45-8 ENERGY has already established a commercial plan to secure outlets for each resource, namely helium, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
