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Satish Myneni, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, has received funding from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund to advance natural hydrogen generation for clean energy. Myneni is collaborating with colleagues Catherine Peters and Emily Carter on this project, which focuses on mineral-driven hydrogen generation.

The research will explore three areas: 1) reaction conditions for nearly 100% iron oxidation to significantly enhance hydrogen production; 2) molecular-level processes influencing the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of hydrogen-generating mineral reactions; and 3) conditions for hydrogen generation coupled with carbon dioxide mineralization, aiming for carbon-negative production. This project aims to scale sustainable hydrogen gas production, contributing to the decarbonization of the energy system. The Schmidt fund supports transformative research with potential major impacts.