Trillions of tons of buried hydrogen: Clean energy gold rush begins
newatlas.com
There's enough natural hydrogen trapped underground to meet all projected demands for hundreds of years. An unpublished report by the US Geological Survey identifies it as a new primary resource, and fires the starter pistol on a new gold rush.
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Original Title: TIL in 1987 a borehole was drilled in Mali which released 98% pure hydrogen, and a nearby village became the first in the world to be powered by naturally occuring hydrogen. It is estimated there is enough hydrogen in underground reservoirs to supply humanity’s energy demands for hundreds of years