Hydrogen Salt Storage Assessment (HYSS)
Locate and assess the extent of geological salt formations offshore Ireland and assess the potential for creating salt caverns for hydrogen storage
Project Insights
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€537,880
Total Project Costs -
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Project Duration -
2021
Year Funded
Project Description
HYSS is a feasibility study to assess the potential for excess wind energy to be stored as Hydrogen gas in constructed subsurface salt caverns directly below or adjacent to offshore wind farm locations around Ireland. The project will utilise the team’s regional geological knowledge to define offshore areas (to a water depth of 500m) where geological salt formations may be present. Existing oil and gas industry datasets will be interrogated to delineate the extent, thickness, and depth of burial of these geological salt formations. The project will also review the potential of CCS within salt as well as the potential of future repurposing of existing oil and gas infrastructure for Hydrogen storage, such as the Corrib Gas Field where salt formations are known to exist above and below the producing gas reservoir.
Project Details
Total Project Cost: €537,880
Funding Agency: Geological Survey Ireland (GSI);SEAI
Year Funded: 2021
Lead Organisation: SLR Environmental Consulting (Ireland) Ltd