Reda EN NABBADI

The kingdom of Morocco is engaged in an energy strategy that supports the country’s transition to different source of renewable energy. The National Office of Hydrocarbon and Mines (ONHYM) saw the opportunity that natural hydrogen offers to diversify the national renewable energy mix with low cost and environmental impact. ONHYM started the assessment of the Moroccan geology by collecting and interpreting the available geoscientific data to identify the most promising targets for natural hydrogen exploration. The reconnaissance works carried out confirmed the presence of natural hydrogen emission with some of the target showing the presence of circular depressions. More detailed work were carried out focused on the two main targets at the coastal meseta and the southern provinces, it included geological and geophysical reconnaissance, in-situ measurements, gas sampling for chemical and isotopic analysis.

Co-authors : Nour Eddine BERKAT, Alae Eddine BARKAOUI, Yassine Zarhloule, Othman SADKI, Mustapha CHAIB, Júlio F.CARNEIRO, Paulo Mesquita