On June 13, Lhyfe delivered 350 kg of green hydrogen to Géométhane to test storage in a salt cavern. This test marks an important step in the major project to decarbonize the industrial site of Marseille through the use of green hydrogen.
The French hydrogen producer Lhyfe delivered 350 kg of green hydrogen to the gas company Géométhane last Thursday, June 13. Géométhane aims to test the injection of hydrogen into a salt cavern at its Manosque site in southern France for the first time.
Lhyfe reports that the injection of the green gas was completed within a day. Géométhane states that the test is crucial for the next phase of the large-scale project. Under the leadership of the urban community DLVAgglo, the gas company aims to decarbonize the industrial site of Marseille-Fos-Sur-Mer (in southern France), particularly through the use of green hydrogen.
Project to Decarbonize Marseille
With this experiment, Géométhane, which currently stores natural gas in salt caverns, wants to test the injection of hydrogen into these cavities and study the behavior of the gas. The French company injects the hydrogen into the natural gas system and transports it to a storage shaft. There, the gas company intends to store the gas for several weeks for observation before extracting and subsequently analyzing it.
Hydrogen storage is intended to contribute to the region's energy independence by balancing the production and consumption of various energy sources: hydrogen can be withdrawn as needed to balance consumption peaks or reinjected to store excess energy from nuclear power plants and renewable energy sources during times of lower demand.
