Scientists bag $11.8m grant for underground hydrogen storage options

Scientists bag $11.8m grant for underground hydrogen storage options
The lightness of hydrogen poses a problem when it comes to storing it. (Image: Getty)
Greg Hurrell
Hydrogen has been hailed by many as the holy grail of a low-emissions future. Now a group of scientists have won a multi-million dollar grant to figure out how to store it.It may not be that simple, according to civil and natural resources senior lecturer David Dempsey at the University of Canterbury.Researchers at the university have secured an $11.8 million grant from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's (MBIE) Endeavour fund to take a deep dive into that storage question.As Dempsey pointed out, it will be a team effort i...

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