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Hydraulic Effects During Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage in Porous Formations

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Energy Geotechnics (SEG 2018)

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Hydrogen storage in porous geological formations could be employed in future energy systems to mitigate shortages due the fluctuating power production from renewable sources. In this work, hydraulic effects of a hypothetical large-scale hydrogen storage site using 11 wells are investigated using numerical scenario simulations. It is found that, the storage site can sustain a power output of 700 to 1140 MW for one week depending on storage permeability. The storage operation is associated with a regional pressure increase of up to 3 bars in 5 km distance to the storage wells.

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  1. Institute of Geosciences, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany

    Wolf Tilmann Pfeiffer & Sebastian Bauer

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Pfeiffer, W.T., Bauer, S. (2019). Hydraulic Effects During Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage in Porous Formations. In: Ferrari, A., Laloui, L. (eds) Energy Geotechnics. SEG 2018. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99670-7_35

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