Session Chairs:  Willow Liu, MEDENG; Varun Pathak, Computer Modelling Group

This session examines the technical and commercial realities of underground storage of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in Western Canada, including the use of salt caverns and depleted reservoirs. Topics include deliverability-on-demand, caprock integrity and risk management—covering injectivity and cycling performance, gas quality and cushion gas, geomechanics/containment, and wellbore/infrastructure integration. Drawing on lessons from operating CCUS projects and ongoing hydrogen trials, the session assesses how coupling storage with CCS can de-risk hydrogen pathways and enable bankable scale-up.

Presentations:
Commercial and Operation Review of 4 Major CCUS/CCS Projects (2025) - A Reality Check
Basker Murugappan, New Mexico Tech

An Update on Field Trials of Hydrogen Storage in Canadian Salt Caverns: Recent Progress and Challenges
Hassan Dehghanpour, University of Alberta

Technical Evaluation Criteria and Risks for Subsurface H2 and CO2 Storage in the Alberta Industrial Heartland Regions
Dale Greene, Remedy Energy Services; Devin Lacey & Mike Livingston, GLJ