High hydrogen outgassing from an ophiolite-hosted seep in Zambales, Philippines

Given the need to explore new alterative sources of clean energy, a team led by Dr. Karmina Aquino (Philippine Nuclear Research Institute), set out to investigate hydrogen formation by serpentinization and quantify H2 outgassing rates in actively serpentinizing springs in the Philippines. Our new field measurements show that the surface H2 flux in Zambales ophiolite is the highest reported in ophiolites to-date. We suggest that H2 flux is likely fed by a deeper subsurface reservoir of accumulated H2.

A news article about our recent publication can be found here.