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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.


Etymology

Origin of white hydrogen

First recorded in 2022

Example Sentences

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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 • Dec. 11, 2023

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

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Although the United States and Europe have set aside billions to subsidize the development of green hydrogen using renewable power, none of that money goes to encourage white hydrogen production.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023

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 • Dec. 4, 2023

The first big discovery of white hydrogen came in Mali, Africa.

From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 31, 2023