Overview
Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage
With a storage capacity of 1.2 bcm this is the biggest underground gas storage facility in Poland built on a depleted gas field. It comprises a 37 MWel combined-cycle power plant which feeds two 10 MW turbo compressors in summer and supports the local grid in winter.
Resources & Sustainable IndustryUnderground Storage
About the Project
- Client:
- Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG S.A.)
- Location:
- Poland
- Time frame:
- 2010–2013
Technical Data
- Storage capacity: 1.2 bcm (target: 3.5 bcm)
- Injection/withdrawal capacity: 400,000/600,000 Sm³/h
- Suction pressure: 40-84 barg
- Storage pressure: 65-125 barg (target: 190 barg)
- Output of CC power plant: 37 MWel
- Output of turbo expander unit: 11.0 MWel
- TUCOs: 2x10 MW, with active magnetic bearings
- High-speed VFD-driven electrical motor
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