Safe underground Hydrogen storage IN porous subsurface rEservoirs (SHINE); a new European interdisciplinary project aiming at exploring the hydrogen interaction with porous reservoir
Hydrogen is attracting global attention as a key future low-carbon energy carrier which could replace hydrocarbon usage in transport and fuel-intensive industry. However, to supply energy in the TWh-range necessary for Net Zero it requires storage at much larger volumes than the currently deployed surface tanks or salt caverns storage. A potential solution for large-scale hydrogen storage are porous saline aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon fields. This perspective is promising but remains technically challenging given the lack of active hydrogen storage knowledge and experience. Here we present the SHINE (Safe underground Hydrogen storage IN porous subsurface rEservoirs) project, recently funded under the Horizon 2020 MSCA Doctoral Networks scheme, which is a consortium of five Universities/Research Institutes and six energy companies with the aim of exploring the feasibility of hydrogen storage in porous reservoirs, addressing the technical, geological, biological, hydrogeological and geomechanical challenges related to hydrogen storage in subsurface porous reservoirs. For this purpose, 10 new doctoral students will be trained to tackle this scientific challenge. We will introduce the main concepts behind SHINE, the research package structure which aims at integrating analytical, monitoring and computational techniques to analyse how hydrogen may react with the subsurface minerals, fluids and microbial community potentially affecting the storage operations. SHINE will also model the stress field changes across hydrogen reservoir/caprocks and monitor their geomechanical response during repeated injection/production cycles. The expertly trained cohort of young research scientists resulting from the SHINE consortium will significantly enhance and improve our understanding of this underground storage strategy. This will support the implementation and de-risking of potential porous rock hydrogen storage projects by providing the necessary insights into this large scale storage technology for decision makers in government and industry. Our newly trained research scientists will actively contribute to the EU energy transition goals.
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| Format: | comunicación de congreso biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2023-05
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| Subjects: | Geothermal energy, Induced seismicity, Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/311472 |
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