Subsurface hydrogen storage controlled by small-scale rock heterogeneities

Subsurface porous rocks hold significant hydrogen (H₂) storage potential to support an H₂-based energy future. Understanding H₂ flow and trapping in subsurface rocks is crucial to reliably evaluate their storage efficiency. In this work, we perform cyclic H₂ flow visualization experiments on a...

Pore-Scale Visualization of Hydrogen Storage in a Sandstone at Subsurface Pressure and Temperature Conditions: Trapping, Dissolution and Wettability

Hypothesis<br/><br/>Underground hydrogen (H2) storage is a potentially viable solution for large-scale cyclic H2 storage; however, the behavior of H2 at subsurface pressure and temperature conditions is poorly known. This work investigates if the pore-scale displacement processes in H2-brine systems in a porous sandstone can be sufficiently well...