Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research

Geological processes that generate dihydrogen through oxidation of iron-rich minerals in ultrabasic rocks or water-rock interactions deep underground.

Advanced modeling tools developed to integrate and assess subsurface data and predict microbiome behavior at depth.

Solutions for storing hydrogen in geological formations, including both naturally occurring storage mechanisms and engineered approaches.

Midcontinent Rift (Lake Superior, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas)

Bourakébougou

Lorraine

A research initiative led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to explore natural hydrogen production, migration, accumulation, extraction feasibility, and microbial consumption in the Midcontinent Rift geological formation.