Low-cost, clean hydrogen from underground oil fires could kill off green H2 sector

The process now being real-world tested by a Canadian start-up could produce vast amounts of hydrogen up to ten times more cheaply than existing methods

Still from a Proton Technologies promotional video showing the underground fire and the patented palladium-alloy membranes above it that would extract the hydrogen and leave the CO2 and other impurities behind.
Still from a Proton Technologies promotional video showing the underground fire and the patented palladium-alloy membranes above it that would extract the hydrogen and leave the CO2 and other impurities behind.Proton Technologies
Published 7 February 2020, 12:40Updated 7 February 2020, 12:40