French companies 45-8 Energy and Storengy have been granted exploration licences to search for natural hydrogen deposits in south-western France.
The Grand Rieu and Marensin licences between them encompass over 950 sq km spread across the Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The granting of the permits leans on some 2021–22 publicly funded research into the potential of the location for natural hydrogen. The project was co-financed by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in collaboration with academic and industrial partners.
The exploration from here will involve reprocessing existing geological and geophysical data, alongside the acquisition of new gravimetric, passive seismic, and hydrogen concentration measurements. According to the companies, these studies will be non-intrusive and environmentally considerate.
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