Uniper Energy Storage has announced it will develop salt caverns for large-volume hydrogen storage in north west Germany.
Uniper is aiming to develop an underground storage capacity for 250 to 600GWh of hydrogen by 2030, and will investigate existing and new sites in lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, along the 9,700km hydrogen core network.
However, to achieve its business model, investments in the development of hydrogen storage facilities will require regulatory and funding framework, according to Holger Kreetz, Uniper’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Uniper’s current Hydrogen Pilot Cavern (HPC) in Krummhörn and HyStorage project in Bierwang are already part of the company’s Greener Gases strategy and will serve to prepare the planned commercial storage projects.
