Hydrogen storage in porous rocks: the storage capacity of the UK continental shelf

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Scafidi ◽  
Mark Wilkinson ◽  
Stuart Gilfillan ◽  
Niklas Heinemann
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Porous Rocks ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity ◽  
Large Scale Assessment ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Gas Fields

<p>Increasing the amount of renewable energy in the UK reduces greenhouse gas emissions but will also lead to intermittency of supply, especially on a seasonal timescale. Over-producing energy when demand is low and under producing when demand is high requires large-scale storage to redress the balance.  Hydrogen stored over seasonal timescales in subsurface porous rocks can act as a giant battery for the UK and is a flexible energy vector that can be used for heat, transport and electricity generation.</p><p>No large scale assessment of the hydrogen storage capacity of an industrialised region has yet been undertaken. Here, we present a novel method for calculating the hydrogen storage capacity of gas fields and saline aquifers on the UK continental shelf using data previously used to assess carbon-dioxide storage potential.</p>

scholarly journals A quantitative assessment of the hydrogen storage capacity of the UK continental shelf

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Scafidi ◽  
Mark Wilkinson ◽  
Stuart M.V. Gilfillan ◽  
Niklas Heinemann ◽  
R. Stuart Haszeldine
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals A quantitative assessment of the hydrogen storage capacity of the UK continental shelf

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Scafidi ◽  
Mark Wilkinson ◽  
Stuart Gilfillan ◽  
Niklas Heinemann ◽  
R. Haszeldine
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Storage capacity and containment issues for carbon dioxide capture and geological storage on the UK continental shelf

2008 ◽  
Vol 223 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Holloway
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation ◽  
Reservoir Rock ◽  
Storage Potential ◽  
The Uk

Carbon dioxide (CO2) can be stored in geological formations beneath the UK continental shelf (UKCS) as a greenhouse gas mitigation option. It can be trapped in subsurface reservoirs in structural or stratigraphic traps beneath cap rocks, as a residual CO2 saturation in pore spaces along the CO2 migration path within the reservoir rock, by dissolution into the native pore fluid (most commonly brine), by reaction of acidified groundwater with mineral components of the reservoir rock, or by adsorption onto surfaces within the reservoir rock, e.g. onto the carbonaceous macerals that are the principal components of coal. Estimates of the CO2 storage capacity of oil and gas fields on the UKCS suggest that they could store between 1200 and 3500×106 t of CO2 and up to 6100×106 t CO2, respectively. Estimating the regional CO2 storage potential of saline water-bearing sedimentary rocks is resource-intensive and no UK estimates have yet taken into account all the factors that should be considered. Existing studies estimate the pore volume and the likely CO2 saturation in the closed structures in a potential reservoir formation but do not take account of the potentially limiting regional pressure rise likely to occur as a result of the very large-scale CO2 injection that would be necessary to make an impact on national emissions. There is undoubtedly great storage potential in the saline water-bearing reservoir rocks of the basins around the UK, but the real challenge for studies of aquifer CO2 storage capacity in the UK is perhaps not to estimate the total theoretical CO2 storage capacity, as this is not a particularly meaningful number. Rather it is to thoroughly investigate selected reservoirs perceived to have good storage potential to a standard where there is scientific consensus that the resulting storage capacity estimates are realistic. This will allow it to be considered as closer to the status of a reserve rather than a resource and will help define the scope for CO2 capture and storage in the UK.

scholarly journals Correction: Cigarette butt-derived carbons have ultra-high surface area and unprecedented hydrogen storage capacity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Scott Blankenship
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity ◽  
Cigarette Butt ◽  
Energy Environ

Correction for ‘Cigarette butt-derived carbons have ultra-high surface area and unprecedented hydrogen storage capacity’ by L. Scott Blankenship et al., Energy Environ. Sci., 2017, 10, 2552–2562, DOI: 10.1039/C7EE02616A.

scholarly journals Enabling Storage and Utilization of Low-Carbon Electricity: Power to Formic Acid

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Wei Huang ◽  
Sudipta Chatterjee ◽  
Indranil Dutta ◽  
Yanwei Lum ◽  
Zhiping Lai
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Energy Carrier ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity ◽  
Electricity Power ◽  
Low Toxicity

Formic acid has been proposed as a hydrogen energy carrier because of its many desirable properties, such as low toxicity and flammability, and a high volumetric hydrogen storage capacity of...

Devitrification and hydrogen storage capacity of the eutectic Ca72Mg28 metallic glass

2017 ◽  
Vol 725 ◽  
pp. 916-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Saksl ◽  
J. Ďurišin ◽  
D. Balga ◽  
O. Milkovič ◽  
T. Brestovič ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity

Mechanochemical synthesis of a Mg-Li-Al-H complex hydride

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 2880-2885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Wei Yan ◽  
Chenguang Bai ◽  
Fusheng Pan
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Hydrogen Atmosphere ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Capacity ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Complex Hydride

Mg-Li-Al alloy was prepared by ingot casting and then underwent subsequent reactive ball milling. A Mg-Li-Al-H complex hydride was obtained under a 0.4 MPa hydrogen atmosphere at room temperature, and as high as 10.7 wt% hydrogen storage capacity was achieved, with the peak desorption temperature of the initial step at approximately 65 °C. The evolution of the reaction during milling, as well as the effect of Li/Al ratio in the raw materials on the desorption properties of the hydrides formed, were studied by x-ray diffraction and simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry techniques. The results showed that mechanical milling increases the solubility of Li in Mg, leading to the transformation of bcc β(Li) solid solution to hcp α(Mg) solid solution, the latter continues to incorporate Li and Al, which stimulates the formation of Mg-Li-Al-H hydride. A lower Li/Al ratio resulted in faster hydrogen desorption rate and a greater amount of hydrogen released at a low temperature range, but sacrificing total hydrogen storage capacity.

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