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Physicochemical and microbiological effects of geological biomethane storage in deep aquifers: introduction of O2 as a cocontaminant

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Evaluation of hydrogen storage in sandstone reservoirs using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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Low hydrogen solubility in clay interlayers limits gas loss in hydrogen geological storage

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Initial Laboratory Measurements Probing Hydrogen Interactions with Eagle Ford Shale and Pyrite: Potential Implications for Subsurface Hydrogen Storage

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Laboratory Studies on Underground H2 Storage: Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Current Knowledge

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“Innovative high pressure/high temperature, multi-sensing bioreactors system for microbial risk assessment in underground hydrogen storage”

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 51, 41
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Cement integrity challenges associated with underground hydrogen storage: A review of geochemistry and microbial activity

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Feasibility and prospects of symbiotic storage of CO2 and H2 in shale reservoirs

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Kinetic model reveals microbial-mediated hydrogen consumption and abiotic mineral reactions jointly control hydrogen depletion during geological storage

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Applied Geochemistry, 2026, 196, 106649
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Methanogenesis and Acetogenesis in Hydrogenotrophy with Carbonate Minerals: Dependence on Mineral Surface Area, Biofilm Growth, and Microbial Community

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Heat transfer in salt cavern energy storage coupled with water phase transition: Field experiment and modeling approach

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Effect of H2-rich water percolation in porous limestone core: simulation of a leakage in a shallow carbonate freshwater aquifer

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 171, 151259
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Coupled methanogenesis and sulfate reduction reactions: Implications for underground hydrogen storage stability

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A compilation of losses related to hydrogen storage in porous media: Implications for hydrogen recovery and productivity from saline aquifers

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 78, 1288
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Gas pipelines, highways for hydrogenotrophic spore-forming bacteria

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Hydrogen sulfide in underground hydrogen storage sites: Implication of thermochemical sulfate reduction

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Underground hydrogen storage in sandstone reservoirs: Effects of geochemical reactivity of hydrogen on reservoir performance

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An integrated approach for optimizing geological hydrogen storage

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A review of underground hydrogen storage in depleted shale gas reservoirs: advances, challenges, and outlook

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Theoretical investigation on the suitability of Fe (II)-rich sandstone for underground hydrogen storage

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Geochemical influences of hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs with N2 cushion gas

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 87, 782
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Effects of methyl orange on the H2/brine wettability of carbonate rocks: Implications for H2 geo-storage

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Synergies of storing hydrogen at the crest of CO2${\rm CO}_{2}$ or other gas storage

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Evidencing the influence of temperature and mineralogy on microbial competition for hydrogen consumption: Implications for underground hydrogen storage (UHS)

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Impact of Water Saturation on Microbial Hydrogen Consumption in Porous Media

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GIS-based analysis of rock salt deposits’ suitability for underground hydrogen storage

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Natural hydrogen potential and basaltic alteration in the Asal–Ghoubbet rift, Republic of Djibouti

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Review of reservoir challenges associated with subsurface hydrogen storage and recovery in depleted oil and gas reservoirs

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First assessment of an area potentially suitable for underground hydrogen storage in Italy

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Development and implementation of a comprehensive multistage ranking criteria for underground hydrogen storage in saline aquifers

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Unrevealed prokaryotic diversity in a peridotite massif in an underground mine of New Caledonia

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Review on the loss during hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs

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Assessment of the in situ biomethanation potential of a deep aquifer used for natural gas storage

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A coupled thermo-hydro-bio-chemical model for underground hydrogen storage in aquifers: new insights into biochemical effects

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Subsurface hydrogen storage controlled by small-scale rock heterogeneities

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Real time monitoring of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis under deep saline aquifers conditions

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Biogeochemical characterization of four depleted gas reservoirs for conversion into underground hydrogen storage

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Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Hydrogen Dynamics and Mixing Phenomenon in Fractured Aquifers for Underground Hydrogen Storage

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Site selection for underground bio-methanation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide using an integrated multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach

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Relationship between clay minerals and microorganisms in underground hydrogen storage reservoirs: a mini review

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Microbial hydrogen consumption leads to a significant pH increase under high-saline-conditions: implications for hydrogen storage in salt caverns

Nicole Dopffel, Kyle Mayers, Abduljelil Kedir, Edin Alagic, Biwen Annie An-Stepec, Ketil Djurhuus, Daniel Boldt, Janiche Beeder and Silvan Hoth

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Hydrogen as an energy carrier: constraints and opportunities

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Experimental Study of Microbial Hydrogen Consumption Rates by Oleidesulfovibrio Alaskensis in Porous Media

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Comparing geological process-based and engineering data-based approaches to characterizing rock mass heterogeneities: Insights from the Great Glen Fault, Scotland

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Microbiological insight into various underground gas storages in Vienna Basin focusing on methanogenic Archaea

Nikola Hanišáková, Monika Vítězová, Tomáš Vítěz, Ivan Kushkevych, Eva Kotrlová, David Novák, Jan Lochman and Roman Zavada

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Review on natural hydrogen wells safety

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Technical challenges and opportunities of hydrogen storage: A comprehensive review on different types of underground storage

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Two-dimensional numerical simulations to assess the impact of rock heterogeneity and capillary trapping on hydrogen storage in deep aquifers

Guillermo Giacomi, Marco Dentz and Luis Cueto-Felgueroso

Journal of Energy Storage, 2025, 129, 117170
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Comparative study on hydrogen losses via microbial byproduct in the presence of methane and nitrogen cushion gas

Nasiru Salahu Muhammed, Md Bashirul Haq, Dhafer Al Shehri and Abduljamiu Amao

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 81, 237
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A Rock-on-a-Chip Approach to Investigate Flow Behavior for Underground Gas Storage Applications

Marialuna Loffredo, Cristina Serazio, Nicolò Santi Vasile, Eloisa Salina Borello, Matteo Scapolo, Donatella Barbieri, Andrea Mantegazzi, Fabrizio Candido Pirri, Francesca Verga, Christian Coti and Dario Viberti

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Hydrogen losses in gas reservoir in the presence of CH4 cushion gas: Insight into geochemical, petrophysical and geomechanical analysis

Nasiru Salahu Muhammed, Bashirul Haq, Dhafer Al Shehri and Abduljamiu Amao

Journal of Energy Storage, 2025, 124, 116805
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Biogeochemical Modeling of High-Pressure/High-Temperature Bioreactor Systems for Enhanced Microbial Risk Assessment in Underground Hydrogen Storage

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Hydrogen loss pathways in the process of underground hydrogen storage

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Competition in the conversion of the gas grid: Is the future of biogas biomethane or hydrogen?

Anica Mertins, Mathias Heiker, Sandra Rosenberger and Tim Wawer

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 32469
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Hydrogen Storage Performance During Underground Hydrogen Storage in Depleted Gas Reservoirs: A Review

Lingping Zeng, Regina Sander, Yongqiang Chen and Quan Xie

Engineering, 2024, 40, 211
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Integration of underground green hydrogen storage in hybrid energy generation

Zahra Saadat, Mahgol Farazmand and Mohammad Sameti

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Nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular simulation study of H2 and CH4 adsorption onto shale and sandstone for hydrogen geological storage

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 51, 158
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The Brazilian context of underground hydrogen storage: A review and future perspectives

Hyago Santos, Jorge Gomes, Larissa Gatti, Carlos Alexandrino, Vinícius Bueno, Yasmim Corazza, Yasmin Nascimento, Laís Silva, Victor Ahón and Troner Assenheimer

Journal of Energy Storage, 2026, 152, 120503
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Underground hydrogen storage resource assessment for the Cook Inlet, Alaska

Leon Hibbard, Joshua A. White, David G. Clarke, Simon Harrison, Richard A. Schultz, Franek Hasiuk, Angela Goodman and Nicolas Huerta

Applied Energy, 2025, 377, 124135
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Impact of wellbore trajectory and fault transmissibility on underground hydrogen storage in a saline aquifer of Ketzin, North German Basin

Anna-Maria Eckel, María Belén Febbo, Lea Döpp, Márton Pál Farkas, Hannes Hofmann, Cornelia Schmidt-Hattenberger and Ingo Sass

Journal of Energy Storage, 2025, 131, 117308
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Successional Trajectories of Deep Subsurface Microbiomes in Response To Experimental Dihydrogen Injection

Antoine Lafont, Cyrille Violle, Magali Ranchou-Peyruse, Marion Guignard, Jean Mura, Tiphaine Fargetton, Pierre Cézac and Anthony Ranchou-Peyruse

Microb Ecol, 2026, 89
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Hydrogen competition between a gas reservoir community indicates available CO2 as main limiting factor

Nicole Dopffel, Larissa Compassi, Ben Heydolph, Abduljelil Kedir, Biwen Annie An-Stepec, Johann Badstöber, Tzvetanka Boiadjieva-Scherzer and Kathleen Scott

FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2026, 373
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H2 diffusion in cement nanopores and its implication for underground hydrogen storage

Hubao A, Zhibing Yang, Yongqiang Chen, Ran Hu, Colin D. Wood, Qinjun Kang and Yi-Feng Chen

Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 102, 113926
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Underground Hydrogen Storage Safety: Experimental Study of Hydrogen Diffusion through Caprocks

Eloisa Salina Borello, Sergio Bocchini, Angelica Chiodoni, Christian Coti, Marco Fontana, Filippo Panini, Costanzo Peter, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Michel Tawil, Andrea Mantegazzi, Francesco Marzano, Vincenzo Pozzovivo, Francesca Verga and Dario Viberti

Energies, 2024, 17, 394
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Assessing and modeling hydrogen reactivity in underground hydrogen storage: A review and models simulating the Lobodice town gas storage

Joachim Tremosa, Rasmus Jakobsen and Yann Le Gallo

Front. Energy Res., 2023, 11
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Investigating the activity of indigenous microbial communities from Italian depleted gas reservoirs and their possible impact on underground hydrogen storage

Ruggero Bellini, Nicolò Santi Vasile, Ilaria Bassani, Arianna Vizzarro, Christian Coti, Donatella Barbieri, Matteo Scapolo, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Francesca Verga and Barbara Menin

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Thermal incorporation of natural hydrogen into sedimentary organic matter

Xinyu Xia and Yongli Gao

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Pressure transmission mechanism in underground hydrogen storage wellbore

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 175, 151492
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Insights into Underground Hydrogen Storage Challenges: A Review on Hydrodynamic and Biogeochemical Experiments in Porous Media

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Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 20015
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Effect of calcite on dihydrogen consumption by microbial communities in a deep aquifer used as a UGS

M. Ranchou-Peyruse, M. Poulain, M. Guignard, J. Mura, M.-P. Isaure, P. Chiquet, G. Caumette, P. Cézac and A. Ranchou-Peyruse

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 179, 151443
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Microbial reactions at gas–liquid and solid–liquid interfaces in underground hydrogen storage

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Natural hydrogen development-potential and challenges

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 142, 26
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Design, Fabrication, and Experimental Validation of Microfluidic Devices for the Investigation of Pore-Scale Phenomena in Underground Gas Storage Systems

Alice Massimiani, Filippo Panini, Simone Luigi Marasso, Nicolò Vasile, Marzia Quaglio, Christian Coti, Donatella Barbieri, Francesca Verga, Candido Fabrizio Pirri and Dario Viberti

Micromachines, 2023, 14, 308
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Microbiological and Geochemical Perspectives on Sustainable Dihydrogen Storage in Deep Aquifers

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Creep Characteristics Research of Ultra-deep Composite Rock Salt in Tarim Basin Based on 2D Image Contour Identification

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Impacts of microbial interactions on underground hydrogen storage in porous media: A comprehensive review of experimental, numerical, and field studies

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Petroleum Science, 2024, 21, 4067
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Underground Hydrogen Storage: Insights into hydrogen reactivity and porosity dynamics for optimizing clean energy storage in depleted reservoirs

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Assessment of the in situ biomethanation potential of a deep aquifer used for natural gas storage

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Comparative study of three H2 geological storages in deep aquifers simulated in high-pressure reactors

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 63, 330
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Impact of specific surface area on anaerobic microbial hydrogen consumption by a sulfate reducer: A sand pack study

Raymond Mushabe, Na Liu, Nicole Dopffel, Geir Ersland and Martin A. Fernø

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 166, 150861
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A Review of Underground Hydrogen Storage in Depleted Oil and Gas Reservoirs

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International Journal of Energy Research, 2025, 2025
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An overview of hydrogen in the subsurface

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Unraveling hydrogen induced geochemical reaction mechanisms through coupled geochemical modeling and machine learning

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A deep continental aquifer downhole sampler for microbiological studies

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Quantification of hydrogen depletion and mineral reactivity in underground hydrogen storage reservoirs

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Gas Science and Engineering, 2024, 126, 205318
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Efficient prediction of hydrogen storage performance in depleted gas reservoirs using machine learning

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