Study on the impacts of salt precipitation on underground hydrogen storage. Salt precipitation induced by saline water evaporation poses a unique challenge in underground hydrogen storage, leading to

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Study on the impacts of salt precipitation on underground hydrogen storage. Salt precipitation induced by saline water evaporation poses a unique challenge in underground hydrogen storage, leading to significant hydrogen loss, reservoir degradation, and potential site failure due to salt accumulation. This project aims to understand its underlying multi-physical nature using novel experimental and advanced numerical approaches. Expected outcomes include delivering new insights into strategies to suppress salt precipitation and developing advanced predictive tools for aiding decision-making and operation-optimising in practice. This should provide significant benefits, such as fostering the development of sustainable hydrogen-based energy assets in Australia and bolstering its standing in the global energy market.. Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Field: 4019 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy. Lead: Dr Si Suo