Quantifying Induced Effects of Subsurface Renewable Energy Storage. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bauer, Sebastian; Pfeiffer, Tilmann; Boockmeyer, Anke; Dahmke, Andreas; Beyer, Christof
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 76(2015)
• Page Start: 633
• Page End: 641
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: energy storage -- induced effects -- parameterization -- numerical simulation; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.885
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: The geological subsurface offers large potential renewable energy storage sites through cavern or porous media storage systems. This work presents a methodology for assessing the size of the storage systems required, for modelling the storage operation and for predicting the induced effects and impacts on the environment by numerical simulations. The methodology is demonstrated for a hypothetical porous medium hydrogen storage and for geothermal heat storage. It is found that induced pressure effects may range over kilometers for gas storage, while temperature effects are limited to a few tens of meters for heat storage.