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Major hydrogen reserves may be lurking beneath 30 states

Major hydrogen reserves may be lurking beneath 30 states
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“A first-of-its-kind map of the United States has revealed the likely locations of huge, naturally occurring hydrogen reserves,” reports Live Science:

The map, which you can explore here, is the first to show prospective locations for hydrogen on such a huge scale, marking areas where hydrogen gas may be lurking beneath the surface in quantities large enough to extract.

The researchers who created the map already suspected there could be more hydrogen buried in Earth’s crust than scientists previously thought. But now that the results are out, even the team that created the map can’t quite believe their eyes, according to a statement.

“For decades, the conventional wisdom was that naturally occurring hydrogen did not accumulate in sufficient quantities to be used for energy purposes,” Sarah Ryker, associate director for energy and mineral resources at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who did not participate in the research, said in the statement. “This map is tantalizing because it shows that several parts of the U.S. could have a subsurface hydrogen resource after all.”

Last year, a huge source of hydrogen was discovered in Albania: “Hydrogen gas is colorless, odorless and extremely flammable. It has often been used as a . More recently, it has been considered as an alternative to carbon-based fuels because burning it does not produce any .”

Two billion tons of valuable rare-earth elements were recently discovered in Wyoming.

In 2023, it was discovered that there are large amounts of lithium in a U.S. volcano. Lithium is an element needed for electric car batteries and the green energy transition.

The Great Salt Lake may also contain significant amounts of lithium that can be extracted.

A huge supply of lithium has also been found in Pennsylvania. But as law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds notes, this lithium probably won’t be tapped for many years, because “the Chinese government will now rush to fund ‘activist’ groups that will tie its extraction up in environmental challenges.”

Hans Bader

Hans Bader

Hans Bader practices law in Washington, D.C. After studying economics and history at the University of Virginia and law at Harvard, he practiced civil-rights, international-trade, and constitutional law. He also once worked in the Education Department. Hans writes for CNSNews.com and has appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” Contact him at hfb138@yahoo.com

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