White hydrogen mine reserves 46 million tons in Moselle will provide clean fuel to help promote local economy.
Drilling equipment is used to explore the gas field. Image: MSN
Scientists in France have a breakthrough discovery that can transform clean energy production. Under the land in Folschviller commune in Moselle province, a research team found 46 million tons of natural hydrogen. This unexpected discovery has the potential to reshape the global energy strategy through providing new sources of fuel without carbon, Interesting Engineering On March 21 reported.
Scientists from the Georessources Laboratory and the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) come across a huge white hydrogen mine at a depth of 1,250 m while searching for methane. Unlike green hydrogen produced by regenerated fuel or gray hydrogen exploited from fossil fuel, this hydrogen form exists naturally and does not require industrial production. The new hydrogen mine found with more than half of the annual gray hydrogen production in the world without environmental costs. If exploited effectively, this resource can provide low -cost clean energy solutions to completely eliminate CO2 emissions. It is estimated that the value of the hydrogen mine is about 92 trillion USD.
For many years, the hydrogen industry faces two major challenges: the cost of producing high green hydrogen and pollution caused by gray hydrogen. White hydrogen provides solutions to both issues. Due to underground existence, it does not require the process of consuming a lot of energy like electrolysis, nor depends on fossil fuels. If similar hydrogen mines exist elsewhere, this may be a signal that starts a major transformation in energy production around the world.
“Our research shows that natural hydrogen may be much more abundant than previous speculation. If we can find an effective way to exploit and use it, we will have a strong new tool to deal with climate change,” said Dr. Jacques Pironon, a member of the research team. The finding of Pilonon and colleagues can lead to an international race to search and exploit natural hydrogen mines, change the global energy market and reduce dependence on traditional fossil fuels.
The new hydrogen mine gives France the opportunity to become a leading country in white hydrogen production. If developed in the right direction, the hydrogen mine in Moselle can create thousands of jobs, promote local economy, turn the French into an important country in the process of converting Europe’s clean energy.