Natural Hydrogen: Geological Formation, Accumulation, and Resource Potential for a Low Carbon Future
暫譯: 天然氫：地質形成、聚集及低碳未來的資源潛力

天然氫 (H₂) 作為一種清潔且可再生的能源來源，對於實現淨零碳未來具有重要潛力。然而，天然氫儲層 (NHRs) 的研究仍處於早期階段，限制了其探索和開發。本書提供了對 NHRs 的全面回顧，包括其地質發生環境、形成機制、富集過程、先進的探索和生產技術以及影響因素。儘管全球已識別出高濃度的天然氫，但目前只有馬利的 Bourakebougou 氫田達到了商業生產。

本書概述了對天然氫系統的當前理解，突顯了最近的進展、主要挑戰和未來能源供應的前景。它系統性地檢視了天然氫的地質起源、積累和保存條件，以及儲層形成過程、全球分佈模式、檢測技術和未來展望。

為了釋放 NHRs 的全部潛力，持續在地質探索、檢測和提取技術方面的進展至關重要，並需要對氫的生成和捕獲機制有更深入的理解。未來的研究應專注於提高氫回收的效率和成本效益，增強儲存和運輸解決方案，並確保環境和操作安全。實現可持續的氫能未來需要跨學科的方法，整合地質學、地球科學、工程學和政策的見解。本書旨在成為研究人員、行業專業人士和致力於推進這一新興清潔能源領域的決策者的寶貴參考。

Yujie YUAN is a Lecturer and the Discipline Coordinator of the Chemical, Energy, and Resources Discipline in the School of Engineering at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She received Ph.D. degree in the Western Australian School of Mines at Curtin University, Western Australia. She served as Principal Chair of international conference (e.g., the Chief Committee Chair of the Intelligent Technology for Power and Energy Conference 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), the Editorial Board Members for peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Advances in Geo-Energy Research, International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, Scientific Reports, Advanced Light Materials, etc), the Editor of books and special issues, the invited keynote speaker of conferences, and the invited honorary consultant and guest lecturer in academia and industry. Her research mainly includes low-carbon energy and storage (e.g., carbon storage, underground hydrogen storage, natural hydrogen, shale gas/oil), with over 60 journal articles and book chapters published in the past seven years. Several of her publications have been recognised as Highly Cited Papers by Web of Science.

Lai-Chang ZHANG is a Professor and the Head of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing at Edith Cowan University. His research interests include metal additive manufacturing, metallic biomaterials, light alloys & structures, and high-strength alloys and composites. He is a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate) and an Advanced Materials Laureate (IAAM, Sweden), with approximately 410 journal articles, an H-index of 95 and more than 33000 citations. He serves as serves as Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Light Materials, Editor or Editorial Board Members for 10+ journals, e.g., International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Advanced Powder Materials, Advanced Engineering Materials, Scientific Reports, Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), etc.

Zhuo FENG holds the title of Donglu Distinguished Professor at Yunnan University, China, where he serves as Director of both the Institute of Palaeontology and the Yunnan Key Laboratory of Earth System Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and was awarded the prestigious Chinese National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. His research mainly focuses on plant evolution, plant-insect coevolution, and the development of terrestrial ecosystems. He has authored over 100 papers in high-impact interactional journals such as PNAS, Nature Communications, Science Advances, National Science Review, Current Biology, and Earth-Science Reviews.

袁玉潔是澳洲艾迪斯科文大學工程學院化學、能源與資源學科的講師及學科協調員。她在西澳大利亞的科廷大學西澳礦業學院獲得博士學位。她曾擔任國際會議的主要主席（例如，2025年在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹舉行的智能技術在電力與能源會議的首席委員會主席）、同行評審期刊的編輯委員會成員（例如，《地球能源研究進展》、《國際煤科學與技術期刊》、《科學報告》、《先進輕材料》等）、書籍及特刊的編輯、會議的邀請主題演講者，以及學術界和產業界的邀請榮譽顧問和客座講師。她的研究主要包括低碳能源與儲存（例如，碳儲存、地下氫儲存、天然氫、頁岩氣/油），在過去七年中發表了超過60篇期刊文章和書籍章節。她的幾篇出版物被Web of Science認定為高引用論文。

張來昌是澳洲艾迪斯科文大學先進材料與製造中心的教授及主任。他的研究興趣包括金屬增材製造、金屬生物材料、輕合金與結構，以及高強度合金和複合材料。他是高被引研究者（Clarivate）及先進材料獎得主（IAAM，瑞典），擁有約410篇期刊文章，H指數為95，引用次數超過33000次。他擔任《先進輕材料》的主編，以及10多本期刊的編輯或編輯委員會成員，例如《極端製造國際期刊》、《先進粉末材料》、《先進工程材料》、《科學報告》、《冶金學報（英文版）》等。

馮卓是中國雲南大學的東魯特聘教授，擔任古生物學研究所及雲南地球系統科學重點實驗室的主任。他在中國科學院南京地質古生物研究所獲得博士學位，並獲得中國國家自然科學基金優秀青年學者的榮譽。他的研究主要集中在植物演化、植物與昆蟲的共同演化以及陸地生態系統的發展。他在《美國國家科學院院刊》、《自然通訊》、《科學進展》、《國家科學評論》、《當前生物學》和《地球科學評論》等高影響力的國際期刊上發表了超過100篇論文。