Different geologies generate hydrogen under different conditions — that is why the potential spans every continent.
Learn more about GeoH₂ →Water reacts with iron-rich rock deep underground, oxidizing the iron and releasing hydrogen gas.
Radioactive elements in rocks—such as uranium, thorium, and potassium—emit alpha, beta, and gamma radiation that breaks apart underground water (H₂O) molecules.
We sit at the intersection of industry, government, and academia, connecting each group to catalyze transformative discoveries.
We don't invest in GeoH₂ companies. Instead, we leverage philanthropic capital to design and launch programs that open-source geodata and coordinate policy work that no single institution is incentivized to do. Our goal is to short-circuit the scaling timeline for this resource by focusing on what worked in other subsurface industries.
In every case, more capital moves and markets form after open-sourcing geodata.
Over 100 geologic hydrogen companies collectively have raised nearly $1 billion — a long tail of mostly underfunded individual approaches and pilots.
Without shared data and learning, the likely result is that history repeats itself: geologic hydrogen takes decades, if not centuries, to scale.
A philanthropic fund connecting industry, government, and academia to responsibly and rapidly scale geologic hydrogen by the 2030s.
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