19 October 2023
World's Biggest White Hydrogen Deposit May Have Been Found Under France
When geologists set out to probe beneath the old coal-mining region of Southeastern France, they were hoping to find a trove of fossil fuels locked deep within its subsoil. Much to their surprise, they stumbled across something even more enticing: what might be the world’s biggest known deposit of white hydrogen.
If their estimations are accurate, the region harbors up to 46 million tonnes of white hydrogen, which could potentially offer a carbon-neutral fuel to help the European Union transition away from dirty fossil fuels. Harnessing the power of this stuff, however, will be no easy feat.