--- title: The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground description: Naturally occurring underground hydrogen gas, known as geologic hydrogen, is emerging as a potentially cheaper alternative to electrolyzer-based or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-next-big-thing-in-hydrogen-could-be-underground-w5des9wmf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground | daily.dev og:description: Naturally occurring underground hydrogen gas, known as geologic hydrogen, is emerging as a potentially cheaper alternative to electrolyzer-based or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-next-big-thing-in-hydrogen-could-be-underground-w5des9wmf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/w5Des9wmf.png og:image:alt: The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Naturally occurring underground hydrogen gas, known as geologic hydrogen, is emerging as a potentially cheaper alternative to electrolyzer-based or carbon-capture clean hydrogen production. Companies like HyTerra and Koloma are prospecting for natural hydrogen deposits in regions such as the Midcontinent Rift spanning Kansas to Michigan, with HyTerra finding gas samples up to 96% hydrogen concentration. Other firms, including Vema Hydrogen and Eden GeoPower, are pursuing 'stimulated' geologic hydrogen by injecting water and catalysts into subsurface rocks to trigger hydrogen-producing reactions, with Vema aiming for full-scale production by 2028. Significant challenges remain around how much hydrogen can actually be captured and how to store and transport the notoriously difficult gas. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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