Storengy: Hydrogen Storage Solutions

After securing EU funding for SaltHy, Gunnar Assmann, project leader of hydrogen storage at Storengy Deutschland, explains why now is the right time to invest in hydrogen infrastructure SaltHy is a flagship hydrogen storage project, developed and initiated by Storengy Deutschland and located in Harsefeld, Lower Saxony, Germany. ‘Storengy aims to develop one of Germany’s first large-scale underground hydrogen storage facilities,’ explains Gunnar Assmann, project leader of hydrogen storage at Storengy Deutschland. ‘SaltHy is designed to support the hydrogen market ramp-up in Germany and Europe by providing seasonal storage capacity and grid flexibility,’ he adds. The project will initially create two new caverns, each with a working gas volume of approximately 7,000 tonnes. The first cavern is scheduled to be operational by 2032, with the second following in 2034. ‘In a later phase, the existing salt caverns currently used for natural gas storage will be repurposed for hydrogen,’ says Assmann. So why now? ‘Europe is undergoing a rapid energy transition, with hydrogen playing a central role in decarbonising industry, transport, and power generation,’ says...