Rock salt cavities are commonly utilized for underground gas energy storage on a big scale due to their characteristics of low permeability and low porosity. Salt cavern wellbore leaks typically originate from depths of several hundred meters or greater beneath the Earth''s surface.

This paper shows that steel lined cavities deep underground, using the rock to provide containment, are economical and practical in large capacities for this energy storage. By reducing the cavity pressure, steam is flashed from the hot water and used to drive peaking turbines when needed; at low load periods surplus steam is condensed in

Although underground energy storage in rock salt media is more secure compared with other storage methods, catastrophic accidents (e.g. oil and gas leakage, cavity failure, ground subsidence, etc.)

This distinction between use of the porous space and use of cavities provides the first distinction between suitable geological formations (Fig. 2):Porous media storage takes advantage of the voids existent in virtually any rock type and aims at filling those voids with energy carrying fluids injected in the target rock – the reservoir –

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems represent a new technology for storing very large amount. of energy. A peculiarity of the systems is that gas must be stored under a high

(3) represents the change in the internal energy and kinetic energy storage with time, and the second term represents the change in specific enthalpy and kinetic energy with depth. The terms on the right-hand side represent the gravitational potential energy and heat exchange between the wellbore and surrounding rock, respectively.

Compressed air energy storage (CAES)in a lined rock cavern (LRC) taking the form of a tunnel or shaft represents an alternative to pumped-storage reservoirs for storing large quantities of energy. The internal gas pressure is borne by the rock, while the tightness of the system is guaranteed by

Storage of green gases (eg. hydrogen) in salt caverns offers a promising large-scale energy storage option for combating intermittent supply of renewable energy, such as wind and solar

The storage of supercritical carbon dioxide in the coal underground gasification combustion cavity can not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help control global climate change, but also avoid potential geological hazards caused by the long-term existence of

In the industrial sector, bulk storage may be required to balance daily demands as well as to prevent interruption in supply when the plant undergoes maintenance. At a small scale, hydrogen can be stored compactly as compressed gas at 350–950 bar in Type 2, 3 or 4 tanks. Storing gas at such high pressures requires the

In this perspective paper, we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the potential of lined rock caverns (LRCs) for hydrogen storage. We provide a detailed

From a geotechnical and structural point of view, the key factors to be considered in a feasibility assessment of CAES in lined cavities are: (1) uplift failure of the overlying rock up to the

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This study focuses on the failure probability of storing renewable energy in the form of hydrogen or compressed air in rock salt caverns. The validation of the short- and long-term integrity and stability of rock salt cavern is a prerequisite in their design process. The present paper provides a reliability-based analysis of a typical renewable

To evaluate the stability of a lined rock cavern (LRC) for compressed air energy storage (CAES) containing a weak interlayer during blasting in the adjacent

Salt rock is recognized as an excellent medium for underground large-scale energy storage with a wide range of applications. This paper identifies the potential of salt caverns to be used for large-scale energy storage by analyzing the distribution of wind and solar energy resources in China, taking into account the grid-connected

At present, some large-scale energy storage facilities include various modalities of underground reservoirs/structures (hard rock cavities [20], depleted gas reservoirs [21], salt caverns [22], and aquifers [23]).

In this paper, the salt roc k cavern No.M16 in Maoxing mi ning area is selected for the analysis of gas. seepage simulation. In th is mining area, its depth of caprock layer is about 750 -900

Cavern thermal energy storage (CTES) belongs to the seasonal sensible liquid storage in various forms of underground cavities (EU Commission SAVE Programme and Nordic Energy Research 2004). Potential structures for CTES include abandoned mines, tunnels or rock caverns, natural karst structures, and artificially constructed

Graphical abstract. The essential components of a lined rock cavern (LRC) system designed for hydrogen storage. The compressive and tensile forces from gas pressure lead to the opening and shearing of existing rock joints. The compressive loads are transferred and supported by the rock mass.

Jintan salt cavity underground gas storage (UGS) is the first salt cavity storage in China [26]. Built in 2007, it has been in stable operation for about 14 years, making an important contribution to regulating the energy supply in the surrounding area and ensuring the normal life of residents.

The long-term stability of a lined rock cavern (LRC) for underground compressed air energy storage is investigated using a thermo-mechanical (TM) damage

This study aimed to overcome the difficulty of conducting the horizontal-well cavity leaching test in the field and to investigate the long-term stability of the horizontal-well salt-cavity natural gas storage. The simulation test design is combined with the similarity theory to study the cavity expansion characteristics and the influence law of

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems represent a new technology for storing very large amount of energy. A peculiarity of the systems is that gas must be stored under a high pressure (p ¼ 10e30 MPa). A lined rock cavern (LRC) in the form of a

Compared to other forms of energy storage technologies, such as pumped-hydro storage (PHS) (Nasir et al., 2022), battery energy storage (BES) (Olabi et al., 2022), and flywheel energy storage (FES) (Xiang et al., 2022), compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology has advantages such as high efficiency, long lifespan, suitability for

This chapter describes various plant concepts for the large-scale storage of compressed air and presents the options for underground storage and their suitability in accordance with current engineering practice. Compressed air energy storage projects which are currently in operation, construction, or planning are also presented.

A promising large-scale energy storage is underground compressed air energy storage (CAES) in lined rock caverns. To ensure the safety and stability of storage caverns because of the influence of Expand

The main characteristics of a porous rock formation for storage of hydrogen are: sufficient capacity, containment, injection and extraction, a reliable cap rock to avoid

is of great significance to guarantee large-scale energy storage. As a special rock, Devries et al. [37] introduced a stress-based criterion for predicting the damage in rock salt near natural gas storage cavities and utilized it to determine the minimum gas

Over the same scale, the annual storage cost decreases from ~$17/kg-H 2 to ~$3/kg-H 2. Like salt caverns, the installed capital cost of lined rock caverns decreases from ~$160/kg-H 2 at 100 t-H 2 stored to <$44/kg-H 2 at 3000 t-H 2 stored. Storing >750-t useable H 2 requires multiple caverns.