The Australian Government has announced a series of strategic initiatives aimed at positioning the country as a global leader in the hydrogen economy.
The USA Federal government has unveiled a significant initiative to bolster the clean hydrogen industry in the United States, allocating US$750 million to support hydrogen projects across 24 states.
The Hydrogen Podcast’s episode “Natural Hydrogen Is Picking Up Steam” delves into the rising interest in white hydrogen as a clean energy source. Host Paul Rodden discusses recent significant discoveries, such as high-purity hydrogen found in Albania and historical deposits in Australia.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 49 focuses on natural hydrogen, aiming to evaluate its potential as a significant clean energy resource. Task 49, under the IEA Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP), investigates the occurrence, extraction, and commercial viability of naturally occurring hydrogen.
As white hydrogen becomes a focus the world over with billions of dollars of investment happening in nations such as Australia, Japan and the US it is great to see the HyTerra story move into the spotlight.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s $6 billion investment in the Industrial Demonstrations Program aims to decarbonise key industries by advancing technologies like clean hydrogen and carbon capture.
In the USA, where the USA Federal administration is banking billions of dollars that clean hydrogen will help the United States reach its climate goals.
The Senate recently held its first congressional hearing on geologic hydrogen as covered by Forbes. This comes as the industry is gaining mainstream interest and investment.
A recent Hydrogen Insight article highlights there are potentially trillions of tonnes of naturally occurring hydrogen in underground reservoirs, a tiny percentage of which would meet all the world’s H2 needs for hundreds of years.