white hydrogen

[wahyt hahy-druh-juhn, hwahyt]

noun

1. hydrogen gas occurring in underground deposits, formed by geological processes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white hydrogen¹

First recorded in 2022

Example Sentences

While the Bourakébougou site in Mali is currently the only facility producing white hydrogen commercially - and is only harvesting around five tonnes per year - there are moves to exploit reserves more widely.

From BBC

Known as natural hydrogen, gold hydrogen or white hydrogen, natural deposits could be an important source.

From BBC

Frothing in the water table below was an exciting find: champagne-size bubbles that signaled a potentially mammoth cache of so-called white hydrogen, one of the cleanest-burning fuels in nature.

From New York Times

Whether white hydrogen lives up to the hype remains to be seen.

From New York Times

The hope is that white hydrogen could one day flow through them.

From New York Times