ABSTRACT
In Germany, there is consensus in government and industry that caverns in rock salt are going to be used in the future for the storage of renewable energies. This compressed air storage is available for short-term applications, while hydrogen storage plays a role more suitable for long-term applications. The goal of the currently ongoing research project is therefore to develop and provide design bases and geological basic data and criteria for site selection for the construction of salt caverns for the storage of hydrogen and compressed air. On this basis, estimation will be developed of the energy storage potential of Northern German salt structures for renew-
salt and compressed air and to transfer lessons learned to other caverns with different boundary conditions.
