SHASTA-HELP
Hydrogen Estimator for Logistical Planning Tool
SHASTA-HELP 1.0.1 is a product of the Subsurface Hydrogen Assessment, Storage, and Technology Acceleration (SHASTA), a research collaboration between four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories: the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The effort is supported by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.
This web-based tool is intended to estimate the potential to store pure and blended natural gas-hydrogen mixtures in a range of subsurface formations.
The tool relies on a volumetric approach, accepts a variety of inputs, and is intended to be used for characterization or site screening purposes prior to detailed storage analysis that should be conducted by full reservoir simulation models.
Future versions of SHASTA-HELP will include functionality to:
- Rapidly assess hydrogen storage and delivery (including transient evolution and steady-state operations) in a variety of reservoirs.
- Perform techno-economic analyses for the construction of new subsurface hydrogen storage facilities or the conversion of existing facilities.
- Characterize storage potential amidst geologic uncertainty and assess the sensitivity of storage volumes to uncertain parameters.
- Facilitate the sharing of public or SHASTA-generated datasets.
- Interact with spatial (i.e., map-based) displays of tool outputs.