Hydrogen Storage in Caverns 2025
Date: 17th of April 2025
Venue: “The Diamond”, Sheffield
Energy storage will be central to the timely achievement of Net Zero. That storage will cover a vast spectrum of times ranging from fractions of a second to many months – and possibly more than a year.
Storing energy in the form of hydrogen in underground formations will be the most cost-effective solution for long duration storage for many countries.
In the UK, hydrogen storage in salt caverns is not only a potential competitive advantage because we have vast salt deposits, but it is also a huge commercial opportunity, as a new industry with new equipment and new infrastructure is developed.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero recognises the above and, in an effort to kickstart strategic developments in the country, has published a document outlining the government’s plans to support hydrogen storage, including a strategy to minimize the risk of low revenue for potential cavern operators.
The Hydrogen Storage in Caverns 2025 (HSIC 2025) event took place at the University of Sheffield on the 17th of April. It was held as part of the wider UK Energy Storage Conference (UKES 2025). The event builds on successful previous events held in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The event explored some of the key challenges involved in deploying the necessary amounts of hydrogen caverns as well as some of the high-profile projects currently being out in the country.
Photo Credit: University of Sheffield
Photo Credit: University of Sheffield
Programme videos & presentations
Kris Bone (UKOG / UK Energy Storage)
Discussion panel
Aura Alvarado (Deep KBB)
John Aldersey-Williams (Progressive Energy)
Kelvin Shillinglaw (National Gas)
Lois Milner-Elkharouf (Arup)
Prof. Rachael Rothman, Panel Moderator (UK-HyRES)
