中国石化新闻网讯 据离岸工程网1月18日报道，荷兰能源基础设施公司Gasunie与存储运营商STORAG Etzel合作开发H2CAST，这是德国下萨克森州Etzel洞穴的氢存储项目。
Gasunie表示，通过H2CAST (H2 CAvern Storage Transition的缩写)，两家公司以及项目合作伙伴DEEP。KBB、DLR、HARTMANN Valves、SOCON和TU Clausthal的目标是在德国Etzel附近的盐穴中实现大规模的氢储存。
这些洞穴是连接荷兰和德国氢市场的战略位置，靠近未来的Gasunie氢网络HyPerlink和威廉港的能源枢纽港。
第一步是一个试点项目，其中两个现有的盐穴将适合储氢，并通过地面装置连接。
Gasunie将负责连接两个氢穴的地面设施。
该试点项目预计将于2026年完成。
Gasunie首席执行官Han Fennema表示：“氢气将在未来的能源系统中发挥重要作用，特别是在使该行业更具可持续性方面。对于一个运作良好的氢市场来说，大规模的氢储存是一个至关重要的组成部分。Gasunie有雄心在荷兰和德国开发储氢盐穴。”
STORAG ETZEL董事总经理Boris Richter表示：“地下存储的工业可扩展性对于H2CAST试点项目来说是独一无二的。Gasunie将以最佳方式加强项目联盟，这对Etzel油田具有战略重要性。该试点项目是未来价值链的起点，以促进国际氢市场的发展。”
H2CAST Etzel项目于2022年初启动，由下萨克森州和德国联邦政府共同资助。
寿琳玲 编译自 离岸工程
原文如下：
Gasunie joins hydrogen storage pilot project in Germany
Energy infrastructure company Gasunie has partnered up with the storage operator STORAG Etzel for H2CAST, the hydrogen storage project in the Etzel caverns in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Gasunie said that with H2CAST, which stands for H2 CAvern Storage Transition, the two companies, together with project partners DEEP. KBB, DLR, HARTMANN Valves, SOCON, and TU Clausthal, aim to enable large-scale hydrogen storage in the salt caverns near Etzel, Germany.
The caverns are a strategic location with a connection to the Dutch and German hydrogen market, near the future Gasunie hydrogen network HyPerlink and the Energy-Hub Port of Wilhelmshaven.
The first step involves a pilot project in which two of the existing salt caverns will be made suitable for hydrogen storage and connected by an above-ground installation.
Gasunie will be responsible for the above-ground facility to connect the two hydrogen caverns.
The pilot project is expected to be ready in 2026.
Han Fennema, CEO of Gasunie, said: “Hydrogen is going to play an important role in the future energy system, especially for making the industry more sustainable. For a well-functioning hydrogen market, large-scale hydrogen storage is a crucial component. Gasunie has the ambition to develop salt caverns for hydrogen storage in both the Netherlands and Germany.”
Boris Richter, Managing Director of STORAG ETZEL, said: “The industrial scalability of the underground storage is unique for the H2CAST pilot. Gasunie will optimally strengthen the project consortium, which is of strategic importance for the Etzel site. The pilot project is a starting point for a future value chain to enable the ramp-up of the international hydrogen market.”
The H2CAST Etzel project started in early 2022 and is co-funded by the state of Lower Saxony and the Federal Government of Germ.