Bill Gates joins hydrogen race: Mantle8 bags EUR 3.4M to revolutionise clean energy

Bill Gates joins hydrogen race: Mantle8 bags €3.4M to revolutionise clean energy

TFN | ABHINAYA PRABHU | FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Hydrogen is a revolutionary molecule that has the potential to transform global energy systems, offering a clean and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. It powers fuel cells, enables energy storage, and can decarbonise industries like steel and transportation. While most hydrogen today is produced through electrolysis or from natural gas, geologists are now turning their focus to natural hydrogen hidden beneath the Earth’s surface.

Often called “gold hydrogen”, this naturally occurring resource forms through geological processes and is trapped in underground reservoirs, much like oil and natural gas. If successfully extracted, natural hydrogen could accelerate the global transition to clean energy, offering a sustainable solution that minimises emissions while leveraging existing drilling and extraction technologies.

This is where French startup Mantle8 comes into the picture. It develops tools that help find trapped natural hydrogen...

....One-of-its-kind hydrogen exploration company

Mantle8 was founded by Emmanuel Masini in 2024 and comprises a team of geologists with 20 years of experience in the field. It is touted to be the first truly geology-based natural hydrogen exploration company. Its technology is scalable for the assessment and exploration of the entire planet. Its leading levels of accuracy and detail mean that the project development time for natural hydrogen exploration is halved, saving millions in costs...more
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