GeoVerse Lab
← Resource & Energy Engineering Division

Hydrogen Energy & Storage Center

Researches underground hydrogen storage in salt caverns, depleted reservoirs, and aquifers for renewable-energy integration through injection/withdrawal-cycle simulation, modeling H2-rock geochemical reactivity, salt-cavern stability, and microbial mitigation to evaluate safe seasonal energy-buffering strategies.

Reservoir Modeling & Recovery CenterWell & Production Engineering CenterRock Mechanics & Geomechanics CenterGeothermal Energy Engineering CenterCarbon Engineering CenterHydrogen Energy & Storage CenterMining Engineering CenterNuclear Energy Engineering Center
Research Fields 25
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βš—οΈ Hydrogen Chemistry & Elemental Discovery
Elemental hydrogen chemistry and discovery is the branch of physical and analytical chemis…
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πŸ”‹ Water Electrolysis & Green Hydrogen Production
Water electrolysis is an electrochemical process that splits water into hydrogen and oxyge…
Thermocatalytic Hydrogen Production (Reforming & Cracking)
πŸ”₯ Thermocatalytic Hydrogen Production (Reforming & Cracking)
Thermocatalytic hydrogen production covers the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon feedsto…
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🏭 Ammonia Synthesis as a Hydrogen Carrier
Ammonia synthesis as a hydrogen carrier applies the Haber-Bosch process, which catalytical…
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πŸ”„ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers & Catalytic (De)Hydrogenation Cycles
Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) are aromatic or heterocyclic organic molecules, mo…
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🧊 Hydrogen Liquefaction & Cryogenic Storage
Hydrogen liquefaction is the cryogenic engineering discipline that converts gaseous hydrog…
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🧱 Metal & Chemical Hydride Solid-State Hydrogen Storage
Metal and chemical hydride solid-state hydrogen storage is the materials-science disciplin…
Hydrogen Thermodynamics, Critical Properties & Cryogenic Physics
🌑️ Hydrogen Thermodynamics, Critical Properties & Cryogenic Physics
Hydrogen thermodynamics, critical properties and cryogenic physics is the branch of physic…
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πŸ•³οΈ Salt Cavern Solution Mining & Leaching Engineering
Salt cavern solution mining and leaching engineering is the mining-engineering discipline …
Rock Salt Creep & Cavern Mechanical Stability
πŸ§‚ Rock Salt Creep & Cavern Mechanical Stability
Rock salt creep and cavern mechanical stability is the geotechnical engineering discipline…
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β›½ Underground Gas Storage Engineering & Cushion Gas Optimization
Underground gas storage engineering and cushion gas optimization is the reservoir and prod…
Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoir Hydrogen Storage
πŸ›’οΈ Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoir Hydrogen Storage
Depleted hydrocarbon reservoir hydrogen storage is the reservoir-engineering discipline th…
Aquifer / Saline Formation Hydrogen Storage Hydraulics
πŸ’§ Aquifer / Saline Formation Hydrogen Storage Hydraulics
Aquifer/saline formation hydrogen storage hydraulics is the subsurface-engineering discipl…
Injection-Withdrawal Cycle Numerical Reservoir Simulation
πŸ’» Injection-Withdrawal Cycle Numerical Reservoir Simulation
Injection-withdrawal cycle numerical reservoir simulation is the applied-mathematics and r…
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βš›οΈ Hydrogen-Rock-Water Geochemistry & Isotope Exchange
Hydrogen-rock-water geochemistry and isotope exchange is the geochemical discipline that m…
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🦠 Microbial Hydrogen Conversion & Subsurface Biogeochemistry
Microbial hydrogen conversion and subsurface biogeochemistry is the geomicrobiology discip…
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πŸͺ¨ Caprock Sealing Capacity & Gas Containment
Caprock sealing capacity and gas containment is the sedimentary petrology and petroleum-ge…
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πŸ”© Hydrogen Effects on Metal Mechanical Properties
Hydrogen effects on metal mechanical properties, commonly termed hydrogen embrittlement, i…
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πŸŒ€ Hydrogen Diffusion & Occlusion in Metals and Porous Media
Hydrogen diffusion and occlusion in metals and porous media is the materials-transport dis…
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πŸ” Trace Gas Detection & Subsurface Leak Monitoring
Trace gas detection and subsurface leak monitoring is the analytical-chemistry and sensor-…
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πŸ’₯ Hydrogen Flammability & Explosion Safety Engineering
Hydrogen flammability and explosion safety engineering is the process-safety discipline th…
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🚰 Hydrogen Pipeline Transport & Natural Gas Network Blending
Hydrogen pipeline transport and natural gas network blending is the process and mechanical…
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πŸ”Œ Fuel Cell Electrochemistry & Power Conversion
Fuel cell electrochemistry and power conversion is the electrochemical engineering discipl…
High-Strength & Corrosion-Resistant Materials for Hydrogen Wellbore Service
πŸ› οΈ High-Strength & Corrosion-Resistant Materials for Hydrogen Wellbore Service
High-strength and corrosion-resistant materials for hydrogen wellbore service is the polym…
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πŸ’° Techno-Economic Analysis & Hydrogen Economy Systems Integration
Techno-economic analysis and hydrogen economy systems integration is the applied energy-ec…