Our consortium team, with a delegation from the Bangladesh authorities, were thrilled to visit the world’s first underground hydrogen storage facility in an underground natural gas reservoir.
The ground-breaking “Underground Sun Storage 2030” project, led by RAG Austria AG, is making strides as it transitions to real-scale implementation. In this demonstration project, renewable solar energy is converted into green hydrogen in a climate-neutral way by means of electrolysis and stored in a pure form in former natural gas reservoirs.
During the visit, we explored various aspects of stored hydrogen, its potential as a substitute for fossil natural gas, direct applications in energy-intensive industries, and the processing and utilisation of high-purity hydrogen.
About Underground Energy Storage Technologies (UEST)
As a centre of excellence, UEST is a strategic partnership of the HOT Energy Group, the ILF Consulting Engineers Austria, RED Drilling & Services, and CAC Engineering. The consortium fuses the individual partners’ decades of specialised know-how and expertise in underground storage technologies.
UEST delivers high-end and cutting-edge solutions for natural gas (UGS), carbon dioxide (CCUS), and hydrogen storage – from prospect assessment and operational planning, drilling, workover, and well engineering, all the way through to handover of storage facilities.
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