In order to establish a hydrogen economy, large quantities of hydrogen from renewable sources are needed to replace fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil and coal in the energy, mobility and industrial sectors. Another fundamental requirement is the appropriate infrastructure to store, transport and distribute this hydrogen.

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Another milestone in the conversion of existing caverns for the use of hydrogen in Etzel has been realised as planned: the introduction of the first tranche of 90 tonnes of hydrogen in total.

In a landmark decision for the energy transition in Germany, the Federal Network Agency last week authorised the construction of a hydrogen core grid. The future H2 pipeline network will bring together generation sites, cavern storage facilities and H2 imports. The north-west will play a decisive role in Germany's H2 supply

The latest magazine from the Hydrogen Europe association analyses the importance of a strong H2 infrastructure for the market as a whole. Without storage facilities, among other things, this new sector cannot and will not flourish. Boris Richter from STORAG ETZEL talks about ambitions for the switch to hydrogen storage. “We can’t reach climate targets without hydrogen, this is obvious. We need the molecules. We will need hydrogen in the energy transition, and like the German federal ministry of…

Last week, STORAG ETZEL GmbH from Friedeburg was honoured as a ‘Partner of the Fire Brigade’ by Stephan Manke, State Secretary in the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport, and Olaf Kapke, President of the Lower Saxony Fire Brigade Association (LFV).

During a ceremony in the guest house of the Lower Saxony state government in Hanover, a total of 23 Lower Saxony companies were honoured with the ‘Partner of the Fire Brigade’ sponsorship plaque. This award is intended to publicly…

OGE is planning to extend the supra-regional long-distance gas transport system by building a pipeline from Etzel via Wardenburg to Drohne.

STORAG ETZEL welcomes the application by the FNB (association of the supra-regional gas transmission companies) to establish a hydrogen core network.

As a mining company, STORAG ETZEL is regularly called upon to adapt to the market for energy storage solutions and to open up to new energy sources. The aim is to construct a new cavern field in the salt dome Jever-Berdum for storing gaseous renewable energies in the form of green hydrogen. The licence application for the "Maja" field in 2022/23 was the first step towards this goal under german mining law. The mining authority (LBEG) has now allocated the Maja permit field to STORAG Etzel GmbH…

• Further step taken to convert existing caverns for the use of hydrogen in Etzel

• Leak tests will be carried out in the coming months

• Storage of hydrogen for test operation planned for 2024

Following the successful completion of the first leak test with hydrogen (H2) to assess the condition in spring this year, the work to convert the two H2CAST Etzel caverns for hydrogen storage from VT16 onwards was completed on schedule last week.

- Further milestone for the conversion of existing caverns for the use of hydrogen in Etzel is being implemented as planned

- STORAG ETZEL: "Want to show that the existing facilities in the Etzel cavern field are suitable for hydrogen storage".

- Injection of 80 tons of hydrogen to begin in summer 2024

Project partner report: Can existing caverns be easily converted to store hydrogen? To answer this question, a consortium formed in November 2022 and launched the H2 Cavern Storage Transition (H2CAST) project. [German article]

The "Lower Saxony Hydrogen Network" in conversation with Boris Richter, STORAG ETZEL, on the importance of hydrogen storage for the energy transition [german article]

Today, the starting signal was given at Etzel for the Hydrogen Days Northwest 2023, which will make the diverse applications of hydrogen accessible to a broad public until June 18, 2023.

(energate) Wilhelmshaven wants to become more than just a transhipment point for LNG, ammonia, hydrogen and CO2. "Apart from quite a lot of work, little has happened in our town, with regard to jobs and trade tax," criticised Lord Mayor Carsten Feist at a press event organised by the Initiative Zukunft Gas.

On 20 April 2023, STORAG ETZEL GmbH once again invites you to an event on the topic of "Energy Logistics in the Northwest" as part of the nationwide "Logistics Day" in the info box of the cavern info centre at the Etzel site. As part of a multimedia presentation, interested visitors can learn more about the background to the construction of caverns in Etzel. Furthermore, the energy logistics, i.e. storing and retrieving of energy sources, will be explained. This will be followed by a tour of the…

Another milestone reached in the research project: First preparatory leak test and material tests with hydrogen at cavern in Etzel.

Due to the current geopolitical situation, it is the declared goal of the German government to make Germany independent of Russian energy imports as quickly as possible.

For ten days, the metropolitan regions of Northwest and Hamburg put the energy carrier hydrogen in the spotlight – H2CAST Etzel was part of the event series!

Presentation of the hydrogen pilot project "H2CAST Etzel" by the project partners on 02.07.2022.

Boris Richter, Commercial Director of STORAG ETZEL presented the R&D hydrogen project "H2CAST Etzel" on 08.06.2022 at the event "Northwest Lower Saxony - Foundation for Supply Security and Transformation".

With the start of the North German pilot project "H2Cast Etzel", an optimal design of the hydrogen-compatible wellheads will be developed with the project partner Hartmann Valves.

The first phase of the H2 pilot project "H2CAST Etzel" starts - the R&D project will initially run until the end of 2024.