{"id":132644,"date":"2023-03-06T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T10:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/breakthrough-in-hydrogen-infinite-natural-hydrogen-in-earths-crust\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T10:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T10:14:16","slug":"breakthrough-in-hydrogen-infinite-natural-hydrogen-in-earths-crust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/breakthrough-in-hydrogen-infinite-natural-hydrogen-in-earths-crust\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Breakthrough in hydrogen: infinite natural hydrogen in Earth’s crust’"},"content":{"rendered":"
White hydrogen<\/h2>\n
White hydrogen? Yep, you read it right. That term, of course, refers to hydrogen. Hydrogen found in the Earth’s crust. An October 2022 US Geological Survey (USGS) model shows that there is enough natural hydrogen to power the world for thousands of years. It may even be an inexhaustible source of renewable energy. White hydrogen is created as iron and water in the Earth react with each other under high pressure and temperature. Among other substances, hydrogen remains.<\/p>\n
Successful field trial of white hydrogen on Mali<\/h2>\n
This white hydrogen is already used in the African country of Mali. Near the Malian capital of Bamako, a small generator is operating to generate electricity for the village of Bourak\u00e9bougou. This generator – part of the African and European Union’s Hyafrica project – is powered by white hydrogen extracted locally from the ground there. So it appears to work, only further research is needed as to whether it can be extracted on a larger scale.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Energy density and cost important factors<\/h2>\n
Everything hinges on cost. If extracting this hydrogen is too expensive, the chances of success are slim. But because it is potentially infinitely created in the Earth, this may be the breakthrough that hydrogen technology needs. Experts estimate the cost of pumping up white hydrogen is relatively low. But the energy density of hydrogen is also an important factor. Dependence on fossil fuels must be phased out as soon as possible. White hydrogen could play an important role here, especially since it is potentially infinitely available.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
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On a large scale<\/h2>\n
The natural form of hydrogen will be investigated further in the near future. It looks at the energy density of the energy carrier and how it can be extracted. In Mali, there is already a lot of knowledge about this. Instead of drilling for natural gas or oil, new exploration methods have been developed to locate natural hydrogen. A fairly simple installation is sufficient to bring the hydrogen to the surface in a simple way. The next challenge is then to get this hydrogen through a pipeline network toward larger plants.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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