ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,627, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Koloma Inc. (Columbus, Ohio).
"Hydrogen enhanced geothermal power production" was invented by Peter L. Johnson (Dublin, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy system includes a natural or enhanced geothermal reservoir having a subsurface rock formation and an energy source integrated into the natural or enhanced geothermal reservoir configured to convert heat to energy. The energy source can include at least one of: a hydrogen source included in the subsurface rock formation, a methane or other hydrocarbon gas source, and a dihydrogen sulfide source. The dihydrogen sulfide and the methan...