Development of a novel simulator for modelling underground hydrogen and gas mixture storage

Abstract

Underground hydrogen storage can store grid-scale energy for balancing both short-term and long-term inter-seasonal supply and demand. However, there is no numerical simulator which is dedicated to the design and optimisation of such energy storage technology at grid scale. This study develops novel simulation capabilities for GPSFLOW (General Purpose Subsurface Flow Simulator) for modelling grid-scale hydrogen and gas mixture (e.g., H2–CO2–CH4–N2) storage in cavern, deep saline aquifers and depleted gas fields.