
Nebraska driller led by Natural Hydrogen Energy LLC, which drilled its first hydrogen well in 2019.
Viacheslav Zgonnik
In recent years, companies and prospectors around the world have been searching for underground reserves of natural hydrogen, which is estimated to hold trillions of tons of gas on Earth. If found, this geological hydrogen can accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. But despite some tantalizing hints that there are vast reserves, searches have come up short.
Until recently, most geologists…