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World On Threshold Of Natural Hydrogen “Gold Rush,” Geologists Say<\/a><\/h3>\n

Speaking this weekend at a Denver meeting of the\u00a0American Association for the Advancement of Science,\u00a0geologists heralded a coming, game-changing surge in mankind’s harvesting of a resource long thought impractical to collect: naturally-occurring or “geologic hydrogen.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The scientists provided a first look at the findings of an as-yet-unpublished study performed by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The key takeaway:\u00a0naturally-occurring hydrogen is far more abundant near the Earth’s surface than previously known.\u00a0<\/strong>Researchers say the planet holds upwards of 5 trillion tons of hydrogen, trapped in underground pockets.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost hydrogen is likely inaccessible, but\u00a0a few percent recovery would still supply all projected demand \u2014 500 million tons a year \u2014 for hundreds of years,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>said Geoffrey Ellis, a USGS research geologist,\u00a0as reported by the\u00a0Financial Times<\/em><\/a>. The supply has gone largely unnoticed due to scientists’ earlier\u00a0assumptions<\/a>\u00a0about how natural hydrogen is formed and how it’s degraded.\u00a0“We haven\u2019t looked for hydrogen resources in the right places with the right tools,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0said Ellis.<\/p>\n

Better-equipped and more enlightened, geologists are discovering hydrogen reserves in many places, including a chromite mine in Albania from which 200 tons are flowing every year.<\/p>\n

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Today,\u00a0hydrogen used as a fuel or industrial material is primarily produced by chemically altering gas<\/strong>\u00a0principally composed of methane. When resulting carbon emissions are captured, the product is called “blue hydrogen.” When they’re not, it’s called “grey hydrogen.” In 2022,\u00a0grey hydrogen accounted for 92% of the hydrogen market<\/a>\u00a0by value. “Green hydrogen,” which results when water molecules are split via electrolysis in a process powered by renewable energy, is still marginal.<\/p>\n

Naturally occurring geologic hydrogen is called “gold hydrogen,” and\u00a0the geologists say it has a better ecological-impact profile than blue or even green hydrogen:\u00a0<\/strong>Electrolysis requires a large amount of electricity.<\/p>\n

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