Schneider Electric and Storengy, a subsidiary of ENGIE, are working together to achieve the zero-carbon transition and recently announced a partnership to offer underground hydrogen storage solutions.

Together, both companies will design a power systems and process automation solution dedicated to underground hydrogen storage. Indeed, the solutions implemented require manufacturer’s skills, both for energy management as for process steering. Thus, Schneider Electric shall design packages which will be reproducible to other facilities.

A partnership to accelerate decarbonization

This partnership is initiated by a first project named HyPSTER* at the Etrez storage site (in the department of Ain). The solution will be powered by local renewable energy (photovoltaic, hydraulic) to produce renewable hydrogen. This project aims to install a demonstrator for underground hydrogen storage in a salt cavern. It will also be a mean to validate the technical and economic reproducibility of the process at other sites in Europe.

“Schneider Electric is supporting the transition towards a more digital and electric world to take up the challenges brought about by the climate crisis. Our partnership with Storengy fits into this strategy to accelerate the accomplishment of our direct and indirect clients’ carbon neutrality objectives”, said Marc Fromager, Director of Industrial Automation & End Users at Schneider Electric France.

"Storengy salutes this agreement with Schneider Electric, which is a great opportunity to pursue common research and development projects in order to offer concrete, innovative and replicable solutions to our clients. In a carbon-neutral world, underground hydrogen storage will play an essential role to provide resiliency and flexibility to the energy system," said Camille Bonenfant-Jeanneney, Storengy C.E.O.