Hydrogen Discovery in Canada Could be New Source of Energy

Shortlysts - Recently, scientists discovered a new source of clean energy, naturally occurring ‘white hydrogen’ trapped within billion-year-old rocks in Canada. The discovery, made in a geological region known as the Canadian Shield, attracted international attention because it suggests hydrogen may be produced naturally underground in much larger quantities than previously believed.

According to Dr. Barbara Lollar of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto, ‘The data suggests there are critical untapped opportunities to access a domestic source of cost-effective energy produced from the rocks beneath our feet.’

.Worldwide, the hydrogen economy is valued at over one hundred billion dollars annually. That’s because hydrogen is so versatile and can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity, power industrial processes, produce fertilizer, and potentially fuel ships, trucks, and aircraft. Most hydrogen currently used around the world is produced from fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal, which release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…