Capturing naturally occurring, renewable hydrogen not always commercially viable
It has been suggested there can be no net-zero energy transition without hydrogen, and federal and provincial governments in Canada have been trying to position Canada as a potential clean-hydrogen producer.
Hydrogen can be made from natural gas, and B.C. has an abundance of that, but to secure hydrogen in a way that produces next to no emissions would require adding carbon capture and storage, which adds to the cost of producing so-called “blue” hydrogen. In Alberta, Chapman Hydrogen and Petroleum is exploring for hydrogen in Ontario and plans to start searching for it in B.C. as well.
Some exploration companies now think they may be able to tap natural hydrogen seeps with high-enough concentrations to make capturing it commercially viable. For a natural hydrogen well to be worth developing, it would need to have both high flows and high concentrations of hydrogen. Chapman is now preparing to do exploratory work in Ontario near Timmins, where studies have suggested hydrogen in concentrations of 23 per cent may be found.
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