Hydrogen Storage in Geological Salt Structures

Ihor Bagriy - Head of the Geoecology and Exploration Research Department at the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv (Ukraine). He is a Doctor of Geological Sciences, Professor, and Academician of the Ukrainian Oil and Gas Academy. His research focuses on geoecology and the exploration of minerals, including hydrocarbons, hydrogen, helium, and groundwater, using innovative near-surface geophysical and geochemical methods. He is the author and co-author of over 125 scientific publications, including monographs and patented methodologies, and a laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology.Iaroslav Kryl - CEO of Hydrogen Ukraine LLC, Kyiv (Ukraine), and an expert in renewable hydrogen, energy transition, and techno-economic assessment of large-scale energy infrastructure projects. His work focuses on the development of hydrogen valleys, electrolysis-based hydrogen production, cross-border hydrogen transport, underground hydrogen storage, and digital certification systems for green hydrogen. He has led and contributed to multiple EU, UK, and EBRD-funded projects, is a doctoral candidate at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Industrial Economics, and is the author of numerous scientific publications on hydrogen energy, energy economics, and sustainable development.Oleksandr Riepkin - Research Fellow at the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and holds a PhD with a specialisation in Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics. With over 14 years of expertise in renewable energy, including hydrogen, in Ukraine, Oleksandr has been at the forefront of the country's energy transition. As the founder and first president of the Ukrainian Hydrogen Council, he has been a driving force behind national efforts to promote hydrogen as a cornerstone of Ukraine’s sustainable energy future. A passionate advocate for clean technologies, Oleksandr has supported the development of numerous hydrogen and renewable energy projects across the country. He is the author of eight scientific articles on hydrogen energy, co-author of the Atlas of Energy Potential of Renewable Energy Sources in Ukraine, and co-author of Ukraine’s Hydrogen Strategy.Oleksandr Popov - Professor, Director of the Center for Information-Analytical and Technical Support of Nuclear Power Facilities Monitoring of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv (Ukraine). His research focuses on solving the problems of environmental and radiation safety of nuclear energy facilities and the development of hydrogen energy in Ukraine. He is the author of over 300 scientific papers and has many implementations of research results in the practical activities of specialized organizations and enterprises.

• Chapter 1. State of the issue.- Chapter 2. Geological and geophysical characteristics of the work area.- Chapter 3. Technology of complex geological-structural-thermal-atmospheric-hydrological-geochemical studies.-  Chapter 4. Morphostructural analysis and results of structural interpretation of remote sensing data and topographic materials.- Chapter 5. Field research.- Chapter 6. Conclusions and recommendations.