Vema Predicts Cheap Hydrogen Could Change Where Data Centers Are Built
Hydrogen data centers powered by subterranean gas may slash costs and redefine where computing power lives.
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Vema Predicts Cheap Hydrogen Could Change Where Data Centers Are Built
Hydrogen Data Centers Could Reshape Tech Infrastructure What if the next generation of data centers didn't cluster near hydroelectric dams or sunny deserts—but instead sprouted above underground hydrogen reservoirs? A Canadian startup called Vema Hydrogen is betting that naturally occurring hydrogen, pulled directly from iron-rich rock formations, could drop clean fuel costs below $1 per kilogram. At that price point, hydrogen becomes viable not just for heavy industry, but for powering the energy-hungry servers that run our digital world—potentially rewriting the geographic playbook for where tech giants build their next facilities. Credit: fhm / Getty Images The Underground Hydrogen Breakthrough For years, the clean energy conversation fixated on green hydrogen made through electrolysis—splitting water with renewable electricity. But that process remains expensive, often tripling the cost of conventional hydrogen production. Vema is pursuing a radically different path: harvesting hy…
