HyUsPRe

Hydrogen Underground storage in Porous Reservoirs

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Project Description

The HyUsPRe project researches the feasibility and potential of implementing large-scale storage of renewable hydrogen in porous reservoirs in Europe. This includes the identification of suitable geological reservoirs for hydrogen storage in Europe and an assessment of the feasibility of implementing large-scale storage in these reservoirs technologically and economically towards 2050. The project will address specific technical issues and risks regarding storage in porous reservoirs and conduct an economic analysis to facilitate the decision-making process regarding the development of a portfolio of potential field pilots. A techno-economic assessment, accompanied by environmental, social and regulatory perspectives on implementation will allow for the development of a roadmap for widespread hydrogen storage towards 2050; indicating the role of large-scale hydrogen storage in achieving a zero-emissions energy system in EU by 2050.

This project has two specific objectives. Objective 1 concerns the assessment of the technical feasibility, risks, and potential of large-scale underground hydrogen storage in porous reservoirs in Europe. HyUsPRe will establish the important geochemical, microbiological, flow and transport processes in porous reservoirs in the presence of hydrogen via a combination of laboratory-scale experiments and integrated modelling, establish more accurate cost estimates and identify the potential business case for hydrogen storage in porous reservoirs. Suitable stores will be identified and their hydrogen storage potential will be assessed. Objective 2 concerns the development of a roadmap for the deployment of geological hydrogen storage up to 2050. The proximity of hydrogen stores to large renewable energy infrastructure and the amount of renewable energy that can be buffered versus time varying demands will be evaluated..

Project Consortium

  1. Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO
  2. Technische Universität Clausthal
  3. The University Of Edinburgh
  4. Fondazione Bruno Kessler
  5. Wageningen University
  6. Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
  7. NAFTA AS
  8. EBN BV Energie Beheer Nederland BV
  9. RAG Austria AG
  10. SNAM S.P.A.
  11. Shell Global Solutions International BV
  12. Magyar Foldgaztarolo Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag
  13. Centrica Storage Limited
  14. Equinor Energy AS
  15. Neptune Energy Hydrogen BV
  16. Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz

Project duration

01.10.2021 - 31.12.2023

Funding provider

EU

Funding program

H2020
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 101006632.

Dissemination

Project website: https://www.hyuspre.eu/

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