Does Earth contain near-limitless clean fuel? ⛰️⁠ [Video]

The possibility that the Earth naturally generates large volumes of hydrogen has spurred a global hunt for what could be a major new source of clean energy, including efforts to stimulate hydrogen production by breaking up rocks deep underground. ⁠
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For decades, Oman’s rocks have served as a paradise for geologists aiming to study the Earth’s interior up close. Now, these rocks, and others like them around the world, have come under new scrutiny as a potentially vast source of clean-burning hydrogen fuel, which may help to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels to halt climate change. ⁠
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Originally published: 31 January 2024

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