The Gold Hydrogen Program, a group of organizations that want to make this clean energy source more common, announced that it was starting and that a pilot microbial Gold Hydrogen Process was ready to start making Gold Hydrogen for the first time.
Cemvita Factory and Chart Industries are two of the founding members of the program, which aims to make clean, gold hydrogen commercially available. EXP and the Center for Houston’s Future are two of the other collaborators.
Hydrogen can be found in nature or made, and when it is burned, the only thing that comes out is water. A source of clean energy that is almost twice as efficient as traditional fuel is a prized find for many people. However, making hydrogen the old-fashioned way takes a lot of energy, so hydrogen products are categorized by color to show how they were made. Green, blue, grey, brown, and other colors show how the hydrogen was made (including electrolysis, steam-methane, oil, or coal production methods).
“Gold hydrogen,” which is found naturally deep in the Earth, is a unique resource that until now has been too expensive and not profitable to get. However, new subsurface biomanufacturing techniques, led by Cemvita, could change this. These new techniques promise to be both efficient and clean.
A new extraction method could help thousands of empty oil and gas reservoirs around the country be cleaned up and restored. It combines cutting-edge microbiology with existing infrastructure to quickly spread clean energy solutions and make money for heavy industry companies.
“Gold Hydrogen presents a unique opportunity for innovative companies who would like to lead the energy transition, not follow,” says Moji Karimi, CEO of Cemvita Factory. “Especially the legacy Oil and Gas companies with existing assets and infrastructure, skilled workforces, and global footprints.”
“Reservoir microbiology has incredible potential for unlocking the promise of Gold Hydrogen in a clean, efficient way,” said Zach Broussard, Head of Petroleum Microbiology at Cemvita and Gold Hydrogen Program Manager. “Through this program, we are looking forward to collaborating with companies who value true disruptive innovation and are committed to pioneering the clean energy transition, not just talking about it.”
A group of companies called the Gold Hydrogen Program work together to make gold hydrogen that is clean, efficient, and at a large enough scale to meet the growing global demand for it. There are only ten people in the group, and they get early access to IP at lower prices.
