Hydrogen storage in salt caverns in France

Hydrogène de France and Teréga plan to launch a feasibility study for a 1.5 GWh pilot hydrogen storage project in salt caverns in southwestern France.

Hydrogène de France (HDF) and French gas grid operator Teréga have announced a plan to store hydrogen in old salt caverns in France.

The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a pilot project near the municipality of Carresse-Cassaber, in the southwestern region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where the salt caverns are located. The “HyGéo” storage project will have a capacity of 1.5 GWh, with an investment of €13.5 million.

Feasibility study

“HyGéo is a pilot that has been sized to be deployed quickly,” the companies said, adding that they will conduct the technical-economic feasibility study this year. “This study will integrate the environmental and societal aspects and the operating methods implied by the new uses of hydrogen such Power-to-Power, Power-to-Mobility, Power-to-Industry and Power-to-Gas.”

Project construction is scheduled to begin in 2022, with commercial operations to start in 2024. According to Industrie & Technologies, a French website, the caverns belong to a former propane storage site owned by French oil and energy giant Total.

According to a recent study by Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-3), salt caverns are a feasible, flexible and efficient solution for hydrogen storage. The research group has estimated that Europe has the technical potential to store 84.8 PWh of hydrogen in bedded salt deposits and salt domes.

Most of these salt caverns are concentrated in northern Europe at offshore and onshore locations. Germany accounts for the largest share, followed by the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark and Poland. Other potential sites are in Romania, France, Spain, and Portugal.

The researchers said the proximity of the caverns to the coast is positive, as a distance of approximately 50 km from the shoreline is still economical in terms of brine disposal, the researchers said. The caverns in Carresse-Cassaber are located around 48 km from the shoreline.

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