General Info
Candidate: Dipl.-Ing. Gerald Stiedl
Chair: Chair of Reservoir Engineering
Start: 08/2021
End: 07/2024
Candidate profile: Materials scientist working on underground hydrogen storage, core flooding, and power-to-gas systems.
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SCoRe A⁺ Research Detail
In-situ Methanation of Hydrogen for Renewable Energy Storage
Lab and reservoir-scale methanation studies for seasonal hydrogen energy storage.
Supervisors / Mentors
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Andreas Loibner
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Phys. Dr.rer.nat. Holger Ott
Chair of Reservoir Engineering, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
🎯Targets
- Demonstrate hydrogen conversion mechanisms experimentally.
- Quantify conversion rates at laboratory scale.
- Develop and calibrate operational-scale numerical models.
🏁Milestones
- Hydrogen core-flooding equipment commissioned.
- Lab-scale conversion data acquired.
- Continuum-scale model based on experiments established.
- Reservoir-scale sensitivity analysis completed.
🧩Work Packages
- Set up hydrogen laboratory infrastructure and core flooding setup.
- Lab and reservoir simulation work.
- Experimental campaign at lab scale.
- Model upscaling and sensitivity studies.
Context H₂-C
- Supports long-term seasonal storage and hydrogen integration in transition energy systems.