Ahmed M.

Elberry, Jagruti Thakur, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Martti Larmi,

Large-scale compressed hydrogen storage as part of renewable electricity storage
systems,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
Volume 46, Issue 29,
2021,
Pages 15671-15690,
ISSN 0360-3199,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.080.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319921005838)
Abstract: Storing energy in the form of hydrogen is a promising green alternative.
Thus, there is a high interest to analyze the status quo of the different storage
options. This paper focuses on the large-scale compressed hydrogen storage options
with respect to three categories: storage vessels, geological storage, and other
underground storage alternatives. In this study, we investigated a wide variety of
compressed hydrogen storage technologies, discussing in fair detail their theory of
operation, potential, and challenges. The analysis confirms that a techno-economic
chain analysis is required to evaluate the viability of one storage option over
another for a case by case. Some of the discussed technologies are immature;
however, this does not rule out these technologies; rather, it portrays the
research opportunities in the field and the foreseen potential of these
technologies. Furthermore, we see that hydrogen would have a significant role in
balancing intermittent renewable electricity production.
Keywords: Hydrogen; Hydrogen storage; Geological; Storage vessels; Underground
storage; Renewable energy