New SHASTA Tool Estimates Potential for Storing Natural Gas-Hydrogen Mixtures in Subsurface Formations
November 30, 2023
A powerful new Hydrogen Estimator for Logistical Planning (HELP) tool has been released that can estimate the potential to store pure and blended natural gas-hydrogen mixtures in a range of subsurface formations — an important aid to help decarbonize the American economy and energy sector with clean hydrogen options.
NETL Researcher Addresses Underground Hydrogen Storage at National Academies Event
October 5, 2023
An NETL researcher who leads a multi-national laboratory effort to determine the viability, safety, and reliability of storing hydrogen in subsurface environments recently told an international audience of National Academy Committee on Earth Sciences that hydrogen’s potential as a flexible fuel for many end users depends upon a reliable system of subsurface storage facilities.
Angela Goodman, Ph.D., who, in addition to her work at NETL, leads the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Subsurface Hydrogen Assessment, Storage and Technology Acceleration (SHASTA), briefed the committee about the use of hydrogen and subsurface storage needs. She was joined on a panel discussion by SHASTA researchers Nicolas Huerta of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joshua White of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Mathew Ingraham of Sandia National Labs.
NETL, as part of DOE’S SHASTA, Releases Study on Hydrogen Storage Potential in Existing Underground Gas Facilities
A new study by NETL researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers, demonstrated that existing U.S. underground gas storage (UGS) facilities can viably store hydrogen-methane blends, reducing the need to build new hydrogen infrastructure while meeting a range of the hydrogen demand projected for 2050 and helping to support the transition to a clean hydrogen economy. Read More
Field Sampling Trip
Researchers from NETL, PNNL, and Sandia collected biological samples from a methane storage well to assess microbial hydrogen consumption. View the images