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Enum: SubsurfaceStorageType

Types of subsurface energy and material storage technologies utilizing geological formations

URI: valuesets:SubsurfaceStorageType

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Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Close Mappings Related Mappings Abbreviation Depth Formations Target Formations Types
CARBON_CAPTURE_AND_STORAGE carbon capture and storage Capture of CO2 from industrial sources and injection into deep geological formations for permanent storage OEO:00010141 ENVO:04000017 CCS saline aquifers, depleted reservoirs
HYDROGEN_STORAGE underground hydrogen storage object Underground storage of hydrogen gas in geological formations such as salt caverns or depleted reservoirs OEO:00000429 salt caverns, depleted gas fields, aquifers
COMPRESSED_AIR_ENERGY_STORAGE compressed-air energy storage unit Storage of compressed air in underground caverns for later electricity generation OEO:00020249 CAES salt caverns, hard rock caverns
NATURAL_GAS_STORAGE Underground storage of natural gas in geological formations for seasonal demand management depleted reservoirs, aquifers, salt caverns
THERMAL_ENERGY_STORAGE thermal energy storage object Storage of thermal energy in subsurface formations for heating and cooling applications OEO:00020365 aquifer thermal energy storage, borehole thermal energy storage
NUCLEAR_WASTE_REPOSITORY Deep geological repository for permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste >300 m crystalline rock, clay, salt

Slots

Name Description
subsurface_storage Type of subsurface energy storage

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: SubsurfaceStorageType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of subsurface energy and material storage technologies utilizing
  geological formations
title: Subsurface Storage Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CARBON_CAPTURE_AND_STORAGE:
    text: CARBON_CAPTURE_AND_STORAGE
    description: Capture of CO2 from industrial sources and injection into deep geological
      formations for permanent storage
    annotations:
      abbreviation:
        tag: abbreviation
        value: CCS
      target_formations:
        tag: target_formations
        value: saline aquifers, depleted reservoirs
    title: carbon capture and storage
    close_mappings:
    - OEO:00010141
    related_mappings:
    - ENVO:04000017
  HYDROGEN_STORAGE:
    text: HYDROGEN_STORAGE
    description: Underground storage of hydrogen gas in geological formations such
      as salt caverns or depleted reservoirs
    annotations:
      formations:
        tag: formations
        value: salt caverns, depleted gas fields, aquifers
    title: underground hydrogen storage object
    close_mappings:
    - OEO:00000429
  COMPRESSED_AIR_ENERGY_STORAGE:
    text: COMPRESSED_AIR_ENERGY_STORAGE
    description: Storage of compressed air in underground caverns for later electricity
      generation
    annotations:
      abbreviation:
        tag: abbreviation
        value: CAES
      formations:
        tag: formations
        value: salt caverns, hard rock caverns
    title: compressed-air energy storage unit
    close_mappings:
    - OEO:00020249
  NATURAL_GAS_STORAGE:
    text: NATURAL_GAS_STORAGE
    description: Underground storage of natural gas in geological formations for seasonal
      demand management
    annotations:
      formations:
        tag: formations
        value: depleted reservoirs, aquifers, salt caverns
  THERMAL_ENERGY_STORAGE:
    text: THERMAL_ENERGY_STORAGE
    description: Storage of thermal energy in subsurface formations for heating and
      cooling applications
    annotations:
      types:
        tag: types
        value: aquifer thermal energy storage, borehole thermal energy storage
    title: thermal energy storage object
    close_mappings:
    - OEO:00020365
  NUCLEAR_WASTE_REPOSITORY:
    text: NUCLEAR_WASTE_REPOSITORY
    description: Deep geological repository for permanent disposal of high-level nuclear
      waste
    annotations:
      formations:
        tag: formations
        value: crystalline rock, clay, salt
      depth:
        tag: depth
        value: '>300 m'