French Scientist Moretti: 'It is very likely that there are natural hydrogen deposits in Colombia'

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Isabelle Moretti: ‘It is very likely that there are natural hydrogen deposits in Colombia’

The French scientist points out that the area of the Colombian mountain ranges where there are rocks that can generate this clean fuel is quite large

Juan Miguel Hernández Bonilla | El Pais | August 2, 2023

French scientist Isabelle Moretti believes that Colombia is very likely to have deposits of natural hydrogen, an alternative to replace oil and coal in the future, thus reducing polluting CO2 emissions. The 64-year-old researcher, born in the Parisian suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt, tells EL PAÍS that “the number of square kilometers in the Colombian mountain ranges where there are rocks that can generate this fuel is quite high.”

Moretti, an active member of the French Academy of Technology and a professor at the Sorbonne University, went to Colombia to give a workshop on the current state and possibilities of exploring this hydrogen, also known as white hydrogen. In the panel, organized by the Colombian Geological Service, the scientist shared her knowledge about the natural hydrogen found in Australia, Mali, Canada, Brazil, Bolivia and other countries, a subject she knows well from her career in industry and academia. The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy is working on a strategy to encourage research into this natural resource. The outgoing minister Irene Vélez stated a few months ago that white hydrogen is “a way of gradually replacing our hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation industry.” Moretti agrees, and hopes the law will promote the search for this clean fuel.

Question. Why is the use of natural hydrogen important?

Answer. We need to lower the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is time to reduce and change the type of energy we are using in order to protect the planet and fight global warming. Currently, hydrogen is used for the chemical industry, but also for rocket propulsion and for some cars and buses. Using it is a real possibility to lower the level of CO2 that is emitted by mobility, because when white hydrogen is burned it only produces water. It is a clean fuel...

...Q. Why hasn’t exploration started?

A. There are not many studies that show exactly how much hydrogen is in the subsoil in Colombia, because searching for this natural resource is not allowed by the law. However, the Ministry of Mines and Energy is working to modify the regulation and include white hydrogen among the resources that can be extracted. That’s almost ready. When it is approved, large-scale research can begin...more
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-01/isabelle-moretti-it-is-very-likely-that-there-are-natural-hydrogen-deposits-in-colombia.html

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Any pessimists remember this quote?

Charles H. Duell was the Commissioner of US patent office in 1899. Mr. Deull's most famous attributed utterance is that "everything that can be invented has been invented."

ROFL

[Think. Again.]

1. I wonder...

...if this was how some people felt when they began to recognize the existing amounts and possible uses of fossil fuels way back when.

[NNadir]

2. Gee, announcement of a drill, baby, drill, nonsense statement from the fossil fuel industry.

Why am I not surprised?

Like all of the hydrogen bullshit handed out here by salespeople and salesbots from the fossil fuel industry, this is a useless fantasy.

Even if there were a lot of hydrogen geologically present, and there really isn't significant quantities of it if any - it would still be unsustainable.