Optimally placed to exploit the thickest part of the onshore Dorset Triassic salt deposit, permitting large underground caverns to be emplaced via a modest sized surface facility. Its proximity to [Scotia Gas Networks Ltd] H2 Connect pipeline is deliberate and will ensure storage can be directly linked to the planned Solent Cluster and wider Southern UK hydrogen networks.”
Each of the two UKES hydrogen storage sites aim to provide around 6.5 to 10 terawatt-hours of working storage per annum.
This equates to approximately 10% to 20% of the UK’s estimated 2050 hydrogen storage demand based on National Grid and Royal Society forecasts of 50TWh and 60-100TWh respectively.
