Ulm University of Applied Sciences (THU) has received funding of EUR 2.6 million (USD 3.03m) for a research project focused on long-duration energy storage concepts, including the establishment of a 50 MWh hydrogen tube storage system.
The financing was provided by the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy Sector of Germany’s federal state Baden-Wuerttemberg. The sum will cover a big portion of the total project cost of around EUR 2.9 million, THU said.
The plan involves the construction of a 50 MWh hydrogen tube storage system in the THU Energy Park. The facility will be integrated into the existing infrastructure and will enable seasonal storage of energy from renewable sources.
The project, called LAGER – Long-Duration Storage in Energy-Flexible, Sector-Integrated Buildings and Districts, was initiated on October 15, 2025, and will run for three years. Upon completion, the THU campus at Eselsberg will be able to be supplied with green energy from the new hydrogen storage system for several weeks.
The project is being carried out by the Institute for Energy Technology and Energy Economics (IEE) at THU.
(EUR 1 = USD 1.164)
