Scalable underground hydrogen storage concept gets £500k UK funding boost
Ofgem has awarded UK gas grid operator National Gas and Gravitricity £500,000 ($681,000) to develop a scalable underground hydrogen storage system, which could pave the way for a pilot next year.
The energy regulator’s Strategic Innovation Fund grant will see the pair develop Edinburgh-based Gravitricity’s H2Flexistore storage system, which involves burying high-capacity storage vessels in purpose-built shafts.
Under the start-up’s plans, storage vessels with a “multi-layered liner” are installed in new underground shafts. Each can hold up to 100 tonnes of hydrogen, allowing storage capacity to scale over time.
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