Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure

Grid-Scale Subsurface Energy Storage

Illustration depicting compressed air energy storage (CAES) in porous media systems. Illustration by W. Denn.

Understand and develop effective and affordable grid-scale energy storage in the deep subsurface, such as porous media compressed air energy storage, thermal energy storage, or hydrogen storage. Carry out research on capacity assessment, design of systems, performance analysis, assessment of risks, and specialized analysis of site-specific issues.

Overview

Grid-Scale Subsurface Energy Storage is an Energy Geosciences Division initiative within the Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure Program Domain.

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Carl Steefel Named 2019 American Geophysical Union Fellow

August 14, 2019

Carl Steefel, a senior scientist in the Earth & Environmental Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab, has been named by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as a 2019 AGU Fellow. Every year, the AGU Fellows program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the Earth and Space sciences. Vetted by a committee of AGU Fellows,…

Lasers speed up seismic damage assessments

August 13, 2019

By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) The Mw 7.1 earthquake on July 5, 2019, was the largest quake California has seen in 20 years. Part of the so-called Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, the Mw 7.1 event served as a reminder of the seismic hazard associated with living on the West Coast of the United States. Although…

George Moridis Honored by Society of Petroleum Engineers

July 31, 2019

George Moridis was honored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers with the John Franklin Carll Award, which recognizes distinguished contributions in the application of engineering principles to petroleum development and recovery. Learn more.

Don DePaolo Honored with the Victor Moritz Goldschmidt Award

Don DePaolo has been honored with the Victor Moritz Goldschmidt Award from the Geochemical Society. The award is given for major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry, consisting of either a single outstanding contribution, or a series of publications that have had great influence on the field. The award will be presented to Don DePaolo next…

Meet GEM Fellow and EESA Summer Intern Tadewos Getachew

July 29, 2019

Growing up in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa, Tadewos Getachew witnessed firsthand the lack of access to clean drinking water. He closely watched the city grapple with infrastructure challenges related to treating waste water or fixing leakages in the water distribution system. Getachew realized that he wanted to develop engineering solutions. “I wanted to build a…

New Sensor Could Shake Up Earthquake Response Efforts

July 12, 2019

Last week’s massive southern California earthquakes shut down Ridgecrest Regional Hospital throughout the July 4 holiday weekend while the tiny town of Ridgecrest assessed the damages. A new optical sensor developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could speed up the time it takes to evaluate whether critical buildings like these are safe to occupy…