Natural Hydrogen Hunt Hits Roadblocks as ~40 Wells Fail to Show Commercial Potential

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In a feature for Science Magazine, Paul Voosen reports that ~40 exploratory natural hydrogen wells drilled in recent years, backed by ~US$750mm of investment, have found hydrogen but none with commercial potential so far.

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