Recently, interest in developing H2 strategies with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies has surged. Considering that, this paper reviews recent literature on blue H2, a potential low-carbon, short-term solution during the H2 transition…
Electrification and decarbonization of the chemical industry are the keys to achieve carbon neutrality for human society, which necessitates the transition from fossil resource-based chemical production to renewable energy-based chemical production.…
In this research, we utilize Southern California (SoCal) natural gas transmission pipelines and underground storage resources for transporting and storing hydrogen gas for a 100% renewable energy penetration. The goal is to determine to what extent…
As a kind of important clean and renewable energy, hydrogen energy has received increasing attention. In the past, the majority of researchers from colleges and universities, Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions carrying out hydrogen…
The introduction of hydrogen or synthetic natural gas produced from renewable electricity into gas pipelines is being considered to enable decarbonization and energy storage. Prior published studies show that hydrogen concentrations over 20-30% are…
Hydrogen additions to natural gas are being considered around the globe as a means to utilize existing infrastructure to distribute hydrogen. Hydrogen is known to enhance fatigue crack growth and reduce fracture resistance of structural steels used…
Hydrogen holds enormous potential in helping the world achieve its decarbonization goals and is set to play a key role in the Energy Transition. However, two central building blocks are needed to make the hydrogen economy a reality: 1) a sufficient…
The temporal and geographical availability of renewable energy sources is highly variable, which imposes the importance of correct choices for energy storage and energy transport systems. This paper presents a smart strategy to utilize the natural…
Interest in blue hydrogen production technologies is growing. Some researchers have evaluated the environmental and/or economic feasibility of producing blue hydrogen, but a holistic assessment is still needed. Many aspects of hydrogen production…
Commercial exploitation of hydrogen-rich natural gas (CH4/C2H6/H2, HRNG) requires the development of a technology platform for safe and economical gas transportation and storage. Recent discoveries confirm that HRNG gas mixtures can be stored in HRNG…
The growing rate of electricity generation from renewables is leading to new operational and management issues on the power grid because the electricity generated exceeds local requirements and the transportation or storage capacities are inadequate.…
Hydrogen is a clean fuel that can potentially revolutionize the energy supply chain and decarbonize fuel consumption. However, a key hurdle that needs to be overcome before a full-scale hydrogen economy can be established is hydrogen storage which is…
The so-called blue hydrogen production process, integrates conventional fossil fuel-based production methods with carbon capture and storage technologies. This combination reduces total CO2 emissions, compared to conventional grey fossil-fuel-based…
Hydrogen is presently evaluated as a clean fuel to mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions and reduce the greenhouse gas effect. However, one of the major challenges for implementing a full hydrogen economy is hydrogen storage (as hydrogen is highly…
Underground hydrogen storage has been recognized as a key technology for storing enormous amounts of hydrogen, thus aiding in the industrial-scale application of a hydrogen economy. However, underground hydrogen storage is only poorly understood,…
The liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) are aromatic molecules, which can be considered as an attractive option for the storage and transport of hydrogen. A considerable amount of hydrogen can be loaded and unloaded with a reversible chemical…
Currently, the periodic inspection of composite tanks is typically achieved via hydrostatic test combined with internal and external visual inspections. Acoustic emission (AE) technology demonstrates a promising nondestructive testing method for…
MgH2 has become a hot spot in the research of hydrogen storage materials, due to its high theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. However, the poor kinetics and thermodynamic properties of hydrogen absorption and desorption seriously hinder the…
The article discusses the results of biomonitoring research at the Underground Gas Storage (UGS). Hydrogen sulphide, as one of the products of microbiological reaction and transformation, as well as a product of chemical reactions in rocks, is a…
Hydrogen economy considers hydrogen as a substantial fraction of a nation's energy and services. This could happen in the future if hydrogen can be produced from domestic energy sources economically and in an environmental-friendly manner. Hydrogen…
Among hydrogen storage materials, Li-Mg-B-H system has attracted a lot of attention due to the simple hydrogen desorption pathway and high theoretical hydrogen storage capacity, but it still faces the disadvantages of high hydrogen desorption…
As a type of environmentally friendly and renewable energy, hydrogen energy has gradually matured its production technology, and its cost has dropped significantly. It will usher in a period of opportunity for rapid development. The key to the…
This study investigates the ability of hydrogen (H2) to wet clay surfaces in the presence of brine, with implications for underground hydrogen storage in clay-containing reservoirs. Rather than measuring contact angles directly with hydrogen gas, a…
To solve the problems of excessive CO2 emission and low resource utilization, which exist in the original hydrogen production process that occurs in an oil refinery, the original natural gas steam reforming process is improved by proposing a new…
Energy storage materials are researchers interest in recent times due to latest innovations in transportation, communication and electronics. Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors and hydrogen storage systems are the three primary energy storage systems…
The gravity effects of the possible reservoir scenarios after primary exploitation are tested in this work. Starting from the exploitable volume after primary hydrocarbon production of the very small and deep Volve field in the North Sea, we model…
Subsurface storage of hydrogen, e.g. in depleted oil and gas fields (DOGF), is suggested as a means to overcome imbalances between supply and demand in the renewable energy sector. However, hydrogen is an electron donor for subsurface microbial…
The exploitation of solid hydrogen storage materials is an essential part of the large-scale utilization of hydrogen energy. However, existing hydrogen storage materials cannot have both high hydrogen density and great stability at ambient…
Hydrogen (H2) as a cleaner fuel has been suggested as a viable method of achieving the de-carbonization objectives and meeting increasing global energy demand. However, successful implementation of a full-scale hydrogen economy requires large-scale…
H2 geo-storage has been suggested as a key technology with which large quantities of H2 can be stored and withdrawn again rapidly. One option which is currently explored is H2 storage in sedimentary geologic formations which are geographically…
Abstract: The state of the art in the field of studying catalysts for hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of organic substrates as potential components of modern hydrogen storage systems based on liquid organic hydrogen carriers is analyzed. The ways to…
Hydrogen storage is essential in hydrogen value chains and subsurface storage may be the most suitable large-scale option. This paper reports numerical simulations of seasonal hydrogen storage in the Norne hydrocarbon field, offshore Norway. Three…
Hydrogen is currently assessed as a future clean fuel in a hydrogen economy. However, one key problem with implementing a full-scale hydrogen economy is hydrogen storage (as hydrogen is highly compressible and volatile). One solution for this problem…
Geological H2 storage plays a central role to enable the successful transition to the renewable H2 economy and achieve net-zero emission in the atmosphere. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs are already explored with extensive reservoir and operational…
Hypothesis: Hydrogen geo-storage is considered as an option for large scale hydrogen storage in a full-scale hydrogen economy. Among different types of subsurface formations, coal seams look to be one of the best suitable options as coal's micro/nano…
Underground hydrogen (H2) storage (UHS) and carbon dioxide (CO2) geo-storage (CGS) are prominent methods of meeting global energy needs and enabling a low-carbon global economy. The pore-scale distribution, reservoir-scale storage capacity, and…
This article discusses the problem of creating a gas storage facility for mixed hydrogen with methane (underground hydrogen storage - UHS) in an aquifer. At the same time, hydrogen is the most expensive valuable substance in the mixture. It is…
Hypothesis: The mitigation of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and increasing global energy demand are two driving forces toward the hydrogen economy. The large-scale hydrogen storage at the surface is not feasible as hydrogen is very volatile…
Alongside the rapid expansion of wind power installation in China, wind curtailment is also mounting rapidly due to Chinas energy endowment imbalance. The hydrogen-based wind-energy storage system becomes an alternative to solve the puzzle of wind…
In H2, CO2 and natural gas geo-storage, rock-fluid interfacial tension (rockfluid) is a key parameter which influences pore-scale fluid distribution and reservoir-scale gas storage capacity and containment security. However, rockfluid data is…
Subsurface porous formations provide large capacities for underground hydrogen storage (UHS). Successful utilization of these porous reservoirs for UHS depends on accurate quantification of the hydrogen transport characteristics at continuum (macro)…
In this work, we demonstrate that the classic hydrogen storage alloy LaNi5 can catalyze the reversible hydrogen storage in N-ethylcarbazole (NEC), one of the most promising liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), with high efficiency and cyclic…
Hydrogen gas as a clean and renewable kind of energy can be considered to supply electricity demand during peak usage times. Actually, excess electricity cannot be stored in great quantities, but it can be converted to hydrogen, which can be stored…
With the aggravation of energy crisis and environmental pollution, clean energy revolution has become an important trend in the future. In recent years, China has paid increasing attention to the new energy resources, especially hydrogen energy. In…
Demand of efficient energy storage materials increases day by day due to high energy production rate. Hydrogen energy is considered as currency for next generation because it has numerous applications in routine life where industry has safely used…
The importance of manufacturing of hydrogen fuel tanks due to the application of hydrogen fuels in clean and recyclable energy is one of the most important issues of substituting the petroleum fuels. They consist of two main parts: Plastic liner, as…
Hydrogen storage in subsurface aquifers or depleted gas reservoirs represents a viable long-term energy storage solution. There is currently a scarcity of subsurface petrophysical data for the hydrogen system. In this work, we determine the…
In this paper, we review and analyze the salient features of the ongoing energy transition from a high to a low carbon economy. Our analysis shows that this transition will require decarbonizing the power, transport, and industry sectors, and the…
As the use of hydrogen gas (H2) as a renewable energy carrier experiences a major boost, one of the key challenges for a constant supply is safe and cost-efficient storage of surplus H2 to bridge periods with low energy demand. For this purpose,…