MAX Power and CEO Ran Narayanasamy Named Finalists For Three National Awards as Company Advances Commercial Evaluation of Canada's First Confirmed Subsurface Natural Hydrogen System

Executive Summary

• MAX Power Mining Corp. is a finalist for three awards (Hydrogen Project, Digital Innovation, Emerging Leader) at the 2026 Canadian Hydrogen Convention.
• The company highlights recent operational milestones: confirmation of Canada’s first subsurface Natural Hydrogen system at the Lawson Discovery, ongoing analytical testing and resource modeling, and commencement of a second well at Bracken to test basin‑scale continuity.
• MAX Power emphasizes its proprietary AI‑assisted “MAXX LEMI” platform as a strategic digital asset that integrates seismic, drilling, and legacy data to accelerate Natural Hydrogen exploration.

Key Details

• Award Nominations – Finalist for:
• Hydrogen Project Award (MAX Power)
• Hydrogen Digital Innovator Award (MAX Power)
• Emerging Hydrogen Leader Award (CEO Ran Narayanasamy)
• Operational Progress –
• Confirmed working subsurface Natural Hydrogen system at Lawson (Genesis Trend) with free‑flowing gas, pressures and concentrations up to 286,000 ppm; helium values up to 8.7 % in core samples.
• Advanced analytical testing, structural interpretation, and commercial evaluation planning toward a near‑term confirmatory well.
• Initiated drilling of the second well at Bracken (Grasslands Project) to assess basin‑scale continuity under a distinct geological trapping mechanism.
• Land Position – Approximately 1.3 million acres permitted plus an additional 5.7 million acres under application, representing one of the world’s largest Natural Hydrogen land packages.
• MAXX LEMI Platform – AI‑assisted Large Earth Model Integration platform that merges seismic data, drilling results, structural models and legacy datasets into a unified targeting system; positioned as a “game changer” for scaling Natural Hydrogen exploration globally.
• Strategic Significance – Recognition at the convention underscores MAX Power’s leadership in an emerging clean‑energy sector aligned with Canada’s national decarbonization goals.

Notable Quotes

• Ran Narayanasamy, CEO: “Our Saskatchewan Natural Hydrogen Project has put MAX Power in a position to make Canada the global birthplace of large‑scale Natural Hydrogen commercialization… With 1.3 million permitted acres and 5.7 million acres under application, we have the scale, the geology, the team, and MAXX LEMI to lead the world…”
• Neil McMillan, Chairman: “Ran as finalist for Emerging Leader is a testament to the groundbreaking work he has done with MAX Power in just his first few months as CEO… We look forward to championing the Natural Hydrogen sector to the many thousands of attendees.”