OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) researchers have secured shale-backed funding to investigate the state’s natural hydrogen reserves.

The project was one of eight to receive US$25,000 in a recent round of funding from the Hamm Institute for American Energy – the research grant provider funded by Harold Hamm, founder and CEO of major US shale producer Continental Resources.

The research team at the university’s School of Chemical Engineering plans to survey parts of Oklahoma and surrounding states for deposits of geologically formed hydrogen gas, also known as “white hydrogen”. The project will run until July 2026.

Read more in The Chemical Engineer here.

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