StormFisher Hydrogen LLC: Fuelling the Future

Name: StormFisher Hydrogen LLC: Fuelling the Future (English version)
SKU: W42307

Brandon Schaufele, Ethan Lee

Product #:W42307

Supplier:Ivey

Discipline:Accounting, Economics & Public Policy

Setting:United States, 2024

Details:Case (PDF) • 9 pages • 2025-03-05 (Rev: 2025-06-03)

Subjects:

Finance and investing Accounting Economics

Geography:

United States North America

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The director of Business Development was preparing to pitch the development of a hydrogen plant to the founders StormFisher Hydrogen. His focus was on the strategic decision-making process for the company in selecting the optimal location for a new hydrogen plant in Delaware, United States. Following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest piece of climate change legislation in US history, the director needed to consider the greater implications of the IRA, analyze the hydrogen industry, identify the pros/cons of the two new locations in terms of development and operation, and financially model both projects.

Learning Objectives

This case can be used in strategy and financial fundamentals courses/modules at the undergraduate level. It can also be used in corporations and society courses/modules or courses emphasizing the energy business.

Through analyzing this case, students will have the opportunity to do the following:

Learn to analyze project financing using both qualitative methods (internal alignment, external fit) and quantitative methods (net present value, internal rate of return, sensitivity) to assess different locations for a hydrogen plant.
Gain technical knowledge on power procurement, the electrolysis process, and creation of hydrogen/ hydrogen derivatives (ammonia, e-methanol, renewable natural gas).
Through in-class discussion, gain insight into the future of renewable fuel from a consumer and policymaker’s perspective (i.e., What happens if the IRA disappears?).