Core Insights - The "Salt Cavern Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project" and "Million Cubic Meter Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project" were inaugurated, marking a significant step in utilizing salt cavern resources in China [1] - Salt caverns are recognized for their excellent sealing performance, large storage capacity, low cost, and high safety, making them a promising technology for hydrogen storage [1] - The demonstration projects are located in Pingmei Shenma Group, leveraging its abundant salt field resources and prior experience in salt cavern energy storage [1] Company Overview - Pingmei Shenma Group possesses 6.62 square kilometers of salt field resources, having extracted over 20 million tons of salt from 13 brine wells, with an annual physical volume capacity exceeding 1 million cubic meters [1] - The company has collaborated with China National Petroleum Corporation and Henan Investment Group, gaining experience in salt cavern gas storage, which supports the construction of the national salt cavern hydrogen storage demonstration project [1] Project Details - The demonstration project is set to commence construction in November 2024 and will be the first large-scale deep salt cavern hydrogen storage project in Asia, aiming to store 1.5 million cubic meters of hydrogen [1] - The project is a collaboration between the Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Pingmei Shenma Group, with the Joint Salt Chemical Company responsible for its implementation [1] - The project has completed geological evaluation, process design, and drilling construction, and is currently progressing with cavity operation [2] - It has been incorporated into the "Deep Earth National Science and Technology Major Project" and the national key research and development plan for "Key Technologies for Geological Hydrogen Storage Applicability and Safety" [2] - The company will also participate in the formulation of national and industry standards related to the safety technology of salt cavern hydrogen storage [2]