ABSTRACT

The book reveals the changing dynamics of the helium industry on both the supply-side and the demand-side. The helium industry has a long-term future and this important gas will have a role to play for many decades to come. Major new users of helium are expected to enter the market, especially in nuclear energy (both fission and fusion). Prices and volumes supplied and expected to rise and this will prompt greater efforts towards the development of new helium sources and helium conservation and recycling.

chapter 2|33 pages

A History of the Helium Industry

chapter 4|14 pages

Helium in Algeria

Pioneering Work for the First Large Helium Plant Sourced by Tail Gases from an LNG Facility

chapter 5|19 pages

Lng

The Global Liquefied Natural Gas Market

chapter 6|13 pages

Helium in Russia

chapter 7|18 pages

India

Harnessing Helium from the Earth's Interior

chapter 8|15 pages

Helium from the Air

The Backstop

chapter 9|23 pages

Helium Demand

Applications, Prices and Substitution

chapter 11|16 pages

Closed-Cycle Refrigeration

Minimizing Helium Demand in Cryogenic Applications

chapter 12|13 pages

Medical Imaging

Why Helium Prevails

chapter 15|30 pages

Helium and Fusion Energy

chapter 17|11 pages

Is there a Helium Problem?

Ways Forward

chapter 18|6 pages

The Future of Helium

Policy, Molecules and Machines