US scientists explore hidden hydrogen treasure 5,000 feet below Lake Superior

Researchers state that the Midcontinent Rift may be a clean energy treasure trove. 

The Midcontinent Rift stretches from beneath Lake Superior, covering some parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Now, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers say that this rift may be a rich source of natural hydrogen. 

The team is exploring ways to study and access the hydrogen produced in the rift. However, the knowledge pertaining to it is currently limited.

“Our understanding of processes governing the production, migration and accumulation of evasive natural hydrogen in the continental deep subsurface is still in its infancy,” said Seunghee Kim, one of the project’s principal investigators.