A Regional Hydrogen Project For Southwest Virginia Is In Development. A Majority Of The Element Is Made By Using Methane Gas. The Southwest Virginia Energy Research And Development Authority Heard About Ways To Convert Dirty Mine Water Into A Green Hydrogen. A Reverse Osmosis Facility Exists In Buchanan County That Would Have To Be Modified, In Order To Clean The Water. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Has Set A Goal For Southwest Virginia To Establish Advanced Nuclear Reactors By 2032.