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Drilling for pure Hydrogen:
Oct 30^th, 2023 at 6:26am

They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world

By Laura Paddison, CNN
6 minute read
Published 1:00 AM EDT, Sun October 29, 2023

https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231027120437-01-white-hydrogen....

A couple of hundred meters down, the probe found low concentrations of hydrogen. “This was not a real surprise for us,” Pironon told CNN; it’s common to find small amounts near the surface of a borehole. But as the probe went deeper, the concentration ticked up.
At 1,100 meters down it was 14%, at 1,250 meters it was 20%.

This was surprising, Pironon said. It indicated the presence of a large reservoir of hydrogen beneath. They ran calculations and estimated the deposit could contain between 6 million and 250 million metric tons of hydrogen.

That could make it one of the largest deposits of “white hydrogen” ever discovered, Pironon said. The find has helped fuel an already feverish interest in the gas.

Hydrogen produces only water when burned, making it very attractive as a potential clean energy source for industries like aviation, shipping and steel-making that need so much energy it’s almost impossible to meet through renewables such as solar and wind.

But if just 1% can be found and produced, it would provide 500 million tons of hydrogen for 200 years, he added.

It’s a tantalizing prospect for a slew of startups.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21502 Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #1 - Oct 30^th, 2023 at 10:55am Yeah. Hydrogen likes to bond with other elements. But all they have to do is find a leakproof pipe and a leakproof container above ground.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 57956 Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #2 - Oct 30^th, 2023 at 12:19pm Suck the planet dry!!!
Back to top	AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY. IP Logged

Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121939 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #3 - Oct 30^th, 2023 at 3:31pm Jasin wrote on Oct 30^th, 2023 at 12:19pm: Suck the planet dry!!! It's a game changer if it works and what if there's a lot more pure Hydrogen?
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121939 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #4 - Oct 30^th, 2023 at 3:32pm lee wrote on Oct 30^th, 2023 at 10:55am: Yeah. Hydrogen likes to bond with other elements. But all they have to do is find a leakproof pipe and a leakproof container above ground. We have Hydrogen storage technology.
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21502 Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #5 - Oct 30^th, 2023 at 5:25pm not proven at scale.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 51474 Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #6 - Nov 11^th, 2023 at 7:17am Hydrogen leaks at all stages: production, transport, storage and use.
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21502 Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #7 - Nov 11^th, 2023 at 2:19pm They have claimed to find it in sealed caverns. Of course, getting it out of the sealed caverns is the tricky bit. Especially due to its wide ratio of explosive mix.
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121939 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #8 - Nov 11^th, 2023 at 7:27pm Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 11^th, 2023 at 7:17am: Hydrogen leaks at all stages: production, transport, storage and use. At least when it burns it makes only water.
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21502 Gender:	Re: Drilling for pure Hydrogen: Reply #9 - Nov 11^th, 2023 at 9:31pm It burns with a clear flame, you can't see it. The molecule is so small you can't add oderants to it. Nasty burns. And it is explosive at many mixture ratios.
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