HyTerra, an Australia-based company, is expanding its search for white hydrogen and helium gas underneath Kansas with a recent investment of $21.9M from Fortescue. The company's Nemeha Project in Geary, Morris, and Riley counties aims to explore the production of white hydrogen, a naturally occurring form created through the process of rusting. Recent discoveries show that white hydrogen deposits may be more abundant than initially believed, offering a potential alternative to traditional fossil fuels for internal combustion engines due to its lower energy extraction costs and minimal greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the company will also explore the industrial and medical applications of helium, a gas first discovered in Kansas in 1903. With its wide range of uses from industry to medicine, helium presents additional possibilities for the Nemaha Project. To advance its exploration efforts, HyTerra has contracted Murphin Drilling Company, Inc. from Wichita to drill exploratory wells. The project showcases a positive momentum in the quest for white hydrogen and helium gas resources in Kansas.