A Comprehensive Review of Biogeochemical Modeling of Underground Hydrogen Storage: A Step Forward in Achieving a Multi-Scale Approach DOI Creative Commons
Nicolò Vasile

Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(23), P. 6094 - 6094

Published: Dec. 3, 2024

This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the biogeochemical modeling approaches applied to underground hydrogen storage. It delves into intricate dynamics in subsurface, focusing on small (pore-lab scale) and reservoir-scale models, highlighting importance capturing microbial, geochemical, fluid flow dynamic interactions porous media simulate storage performance accurately. Small-scale models offer detailed insights localized phenomena, such as microbial consumption mineral reactions, can be verified calibrated against laboratory data. Conversely, large-scale are essential assess feasibility a project forecast performance, but cannot proven by real data yet. work addresses challenge transitioning from fine-scale reservoir integrating spatial heterogeneity long-term while retaining complexity. Through use several simulation tools, like PHREEQC, Comsol, DuMuX, Eclipse, CMG-GEM, others, this study explores how evolving incorporate multiphysics processes biochemical feedback loops, which for predicting retention, flow, potential risks. The findings highlight strengths limitations current techniques suggest workflow exploiting at best existing capabilities developing support appraisal management.

Language: Английский

Impacts of microbial interactions on underground hydrogen storage in porous media: A comprehensive review of experimental, numerical, and field studies DOI Creative Commons
Lin Wu, Zhengmeng Hou, Zhifeng Luo

et al.

Petroleum Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Amidst the rapid development of renewable energy, intermittency and instability energy supply pose severe challenges impose higher requirements on storage systems. Among various technologies, coupled approach power-to-hydrogen (H2) underground H2 (UHS) offers advantages such as extended duration large-scale capacity, making it highly promising for future development. However, during UHS, particularly in porous media, microbial metabolic processes methanogenesis, acetogenesis, sulfate reduction may lead to consumption production byproducts. These activities can impact efficiency safety UHS both positively negatively. Therefore, this paper provides a comprehensive review experimental, numerical, field studies interactions within aiming capture research progress elucidate effects. It begins by outlining primary types key involved. Subsequently, introduces experimental approaches investigating gas-water-rock-microbe interfacial properties, models simulators used numerical studies, procedures implemented trials. Furthermore, analyzes discusses their positive negative impacts focusing aspects consumption, flow, safety. Based these insights, recommendations site selection, engineering operations, on-site monitoring well potential directions, are provided.

Language: Английский

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4
Biogeochemical Modeling of High-Pressure/High-Temperature Bioreactor Systems for Enhanced Microbial Risk Assessment in Underground Hydrogen Storage DOI
Nicolò Vasile, Alessandro Suriano, Ruggero Bellini

et al.

SPE Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Summary Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) can be a valuable solution for efficient and environmentally friendly energy but it introduces complex microbial geochemical interactions that pose unique challenges. This research leverages advanced biogeochemical modeling to accurately replicate these interactions, reproduced within laboratory-scale bioreactor system mimics the high-pressure high-temperature conditions typical of many underground gas storages. Utilizing dual-platform approach, we used COMSOL® Multiphysics CMG-GEM, augmented by supplementary simulation tools like PHREEQC, perform an in-depth analysis evolution populations liquid composition, hydrochemical processes in geological formations. Our comparative study demonstrates effective application platforms dynamics heat fluid dynamics, mass transfer, biochemical reactions. The models were meticulously validated against experimental data, displaying high accuracy kinetic parameter fitting ability observed phenomena, including consumption rates below 0.05% under specified no detectable H₂S production at pressures. results from CMG-GEM showed remarkable agreement, with differences respective outcomes 3–5%, confirming reliability robustness simulations across different computational environments. highlights benefits integrating multiple achieve comprehensive understanding various scales. approach not only enhances our predictive capabilities also facilitates transfer kinetics bioreactor-scale reservoir-scale models, make implementation possible. These findings underscore potential support assessment management risks associated storage, contributing fully assessing feasibility. By providing detailed comparison two leading software platforms, established essential methodological framework advancing UHS technology toward safe implementation.

Language: Английский

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0
Identifying Potential Geochemical and Microbial Impacts of Hydrogen Storage in a Deep Saline Aquifer DOI Creative Commons
Kara Tinker, Winston Anthony, Meghan Brandi

et al.

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Hydrogen is valuable commodity and a promising energy carrier for variable production. Storage of hydrogen may occur through injection or hydrogen/methane gas blend in subsurface reservoirs. However, the geochemical biological reactions that impact stored are not yet understood. Therefore, we collected samples from deep storage aquifer located St. Peter Formation southern Illinois. The reservoir material was primarily quartz with sulphur iron deposits, while major constituents fluid were chloride sulphate. 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing revealed low biomass microbial community contained no obvious hydrogen‐consuming bacteria. Next, enriched field sample to increase completed metagenomic analysis, finding number genes present associated consumption. Then, series reactor experiments under conditions 15% H 2 /85% CH 4 simulating short‐term storage, high withdrawal scenario. We found minimal changes geochemistry microbiology experiments. This work suggests be highly successful, although significant additional needs order accurately evaluate risks long‐term scenarios. It essential continue expand our understanding dynamics saline aquifers provide new insights into how underground geological environments.

Language: Английский

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Biogeochemical Modelling of HP-HT Bioreactor Systems for Enhanced Microbial Risk Assessment in Underground Hydrogen Storage DOI
Nicolò Vasile, Alessandro Suriano, Ruggero Bellini

et al.

Published: June 26, 2024

Abstract Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) can be a valuable solution for efficient and environmentally friendly energy but it introduces complex microbial geochemical interactions that pose unique challenges. This research leverages advanced biogeochemical modeling to accurately replicate these interactions, reproduced within lab-scale bioreactor system mimics the high-pressure high-temperature conditions typical of many underground gas storages. Utilizing dual-platform approach, we employed COMSOL Multiphysics CMG-GEM, augmented by supplementary simulation tools like PHREEQC, perform an in-depth analysis evolution populations liquid composition, hydro-chemical processes in geological formations. Our comparative study demonstrates effective application platforms dynamics heat fluid dynamics, mass transfer, biochemical reactions. The models were meticulously validated against experimental data, displaying high accuracy kinetic parameter fitting ability observed phenomena. results from CMG-GEM showed remarkable agreement, with differences respective outcomes under 3-5%, confirming reliability robustness simulations across different computational environments. highlights benefits integrating multiple achieve comprehensive understanding at various scales. approach not only enhances our predictive capabilities also facilitates transfer kinetics bioreactor-scale reservoir-scale models, make implementation possible. These findings underscore potential support assessment management risks associated storage, contributing fully assessing feasibility. By providing detailed comparison two leading software platforms, established essential methodological framework advancing UHS technology toward safe implementation.

Language: Английский

Citations

3
Comparative study on hydrogen losses via microbial byproduct in the presence of methane and nitrogen cushion gas DOI
Nasiru Salahu Muhammed, Bashirul Haq, Dhafer Al Shehri

et al.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 81, P. 237 - 248

Published: July 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Reservoir and Caprock Compositional Assessment Strategy for Hydrogen Storage DOI
Angelica Chiodoni, Marco Fontana, Katarzyna Bejtka

et al.

Published: June 26, 2024

Abstract Carbon geological sequestration and underground hydrogen storage share the need to validate feasibility of using depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs or deep saline aquifers receive host new fluids in rock pores. Furthermore, these must be safely confined by cap rock. Despite rising interest H2 mixed with CH4, very few experimental works are available literature about assessment gas/rock geochemical reactive interactions. In this paper, we present a protocol used asses interactions reservoir rocks caprocks before after exposure at various conditions, through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) Raman Spectroscopy. An Italian field has been selected assess impact conditions (pure gas, gas mix bioreactor). The optimized protocols were applied for both caprock outcome was: 1) no evidence compositional variation was observed, 2) significant morphological dissolution precipitation phenomena observed hydrogen. This study represents step forward verify storage.

Language: Английский

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1
A Comprehensive Review of Biogeochemical Modeling of Underground Hydrogen Storage: A Step Forward in Achieving a Multi-Scale Approach DOI Creative Commons
Nicolò Vasile

Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(23), P. 6094 - 6094

Published: Dec. 3, 2024

This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the biogeochemical modeling approaches applied to underground hydrogen storage. It delves into intricate dynamics in subsurface, focusing on small (pore-lab scale) and reservoir-scale models, highlighting importance capturing microbial, geochemical, fluid flow dynamic interactions porous media simulate storage performance accurately. Small-scale models offer detailed insights localized phenomena, such as microbial consumption mineral reactions, can be verified calibrated against laboratory data. Conversely, large-scale are essential assess feasibility a project forecast performance, but cannot proven by real data yet. work addresses challenge transitioning from fine-scale reservoir integrating spatial heterogeneity long-term while retaining complexity. Through use several simulation tools, like PHREEQC, Comsol, DuMuX, Eclipse, CMG-GEM, others, this study explores how evolving incorporate multiphysics processes biochemical feedback loops, which for predicting retention, flow, potential risks. The findings highlight strengths limitations current techniques suggest workflow exploiting at best existing capabilities developing support appraisal management.

Language: Английский

Citations

1