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A massive hydrogen reservoir may be lurking deep beneath a chromium mine in Albania, a new study has found.
Ophiolites exist worldwide, and research has previously documented hydrogen gas leaking from boreholes and mines drilled into these formations. In the new study, scientists discovered the reservoir thanks to huge clouds of hydrogen gas wafting from pools of water inside the Bulqizë mine, which is located 25 miles northeast of Tirana, Albania.
Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas. The high concentrations measured inside the Bulqizë mine are thought to have sparked three explosions since 2011, killing four miners and injuring many more."Our study will help to understand the phenomenon and to improve safety," Truche said. As much as 55,000 tons of hydrogen could lurk in the reservoir beneath the mine — enough to sustain the high flow rate for 238 years, according to the study.
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