Zap Rocks. Add Water. Get Clean Hydrogen
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If stimulated geologic hydrogen works outside a Boston test well, energy developers suddenly have a subsurface resource that looks more like drilling than electrolysis capex. For operators in power, mining, and heavy industry, this is a cue to add geologic H2 to your 10–20 year fuel mix scenarios, not a 2027 procurement line item.
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