white hydrogen

American  

[wahyt hahy-druh-juhn, hwahyt] / ˈwaɪt ˈhaɪ drə dʒən, ˈʰwaɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of white hydrogen

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

Researchers didn’t give white hydrogen much credence until a chance discovery in Bourakébougou, a small village in Mali, in 1987 when a worker accidentally set fire to a water well by lighting a cigarette over it.

From New York Times

“People had not been looking for natural hydrogen for years and years because everyone was focused on drilling for oil and gas,” said Julien Moulin, president of Française De l’Énergie, a clean energy company that is working with Mr. Pironon and Mr. de Donato to test and develop white hydrogen projects.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times