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This 46 million tons reserve is touted as a game-changing moment in the clean-energy sector.

About White Hydrogen

  • Occurrence: Like oil and gas, white hydrogen is naturally occurring, generated by continuous geochemical reactions in hard rock.
  • Characteristics: Differs from hydrocarbon molecules as it is small and light and more likely to escape cap rocks.
  • Status: Currently, the white hydrogen industry is in nascent stage with only a handful of innovators. 

Advantages of White Hydrogen

  • Naturally Occurring: Unlike other forms of Hydrogen, and hence requires no industrial production. 
  • Environmentally Superior: Does not emit Carbon.
  • Cost Effective: Does not require inefficient energy conversion or manufacturing processes, can be produced at scale from reservoirs sited close to end-user markets. 
  • Co-existence with Helium:  Offering a valuable commercial lever for white hydrogen exploitation.

Other Different Types of Hydrogen

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