91av

Analysis and Environment

How geologic hydrogen went from fringe science to potential green fuel

Just a year ago, few people took seriously the idea that we could extract hydrogen from the ground as a clean energy source - but now the US Department of Energy is injecting $20 million into the concept

By James Dinneen

25 September 2023

Olivine minerals like forsterite can produce hydrogen when interacting with groundwater

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History/USGS

Efforts to extract underground hydrogen for use as a clean fuel have received a huge boost from the US Department of Energy (DoE), which . What is behind the rapid rise in interest in this “geologic hydrogen”, which was on the fringes of science less than a year ago?

“We’re on an exponential curve,” says at the US Geological Survey, whose research has played a role in driving…

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with 91av events and special offers.

Sign up

To continue reading, today with our introductory offers

or

Existing subscribers

Sign in to your account
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop