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Hydrogen storage: Overview

Where to put the hydrogen for weeks without wind

What this tile covers Hydrogen held as compressed gas, liquid, in salt caverns, depleted gas fields or metal hydrides.

Key facts

DurationDays to seasons
ChainElectrical → electrolysis → stored H2 → fuel cell or turbine → electrical

Included from the reference tables

  • Compressed and liquid hydrogen
  • Salt caverns and depleted gas fields
  • Metal hydrides
  • Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs)

Linked to the material world

H2 Hydrogen

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