Single Author Articles Published

Edlmann, K. Challenging perceptions of underground hydrogen storage. Nat Rev Earth Environ 5, 478–480 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00572-8

Edlmann, K. Hydrogen Storage For Decarbonized Electricity Markets. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, April 2024, issue 140. Powering the future: Energy Storage in Tomorrow’s Electricity Markets. https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OEF-140-Powering-the-Future.pdf

Books / Chapters edited

Miocic, J. M., Heinemann, N., Edlmann, K., Alcalde, J., & Schultz, R. A. (2023). Enabling secure subsurface storage in future energy systems. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/528/1

A Personal Reflection on the Leadership Style and Approaches of Female Academics at Senior Grades within the School of Geosciences. K Edlmann, 2017. In EqualBITE – A Recipe Book for Gender Equality in Higher Education. SensePublishers.

Laboratory Experiments. Gouze, P., Edlmann, K., McDermott, C. & Luquot, L. 2017 in Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations. Springer Netherlands p. 129-186. ISBN 978-94-024-0994-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0996-3

Natural Analogue Studies. McDermott, C., Miocic, J., Edlmann, K. & Gilfillan, S. 2017 in Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations. Springer Netherlands. p473-520. ISBN 978-94-024-0994-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0996-3

Risk Management for CO2 Geological Storage Projects. Le Guen, Y., Dias, S., Poupard, O., Edlmann, K. & McDermott, C. 2017 in Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations. Springer Netherlands. p. 521-542. ISBN 978-94-024-0994-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0996-3

Site Characterization. Niemi, A., Edlmann, K., Carrera, J., Juhlin, C., Tatomir, A., Ghergut, I., Sauter, M., Bensabat, J., Fagerlund, F., Cornet, F., Vilarrasa, V. & McDermott, C. 2017 in Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations. Springer Netherlands p. 309-380. ISBN 978-94-024-0994-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0996-3

Joint articles published

Mouli-Castillo, J., Kendrick, J.E., Lightbody, A. et al. Cyclical hydraulic pressure pulses reduce breakdown pressure and initiate staged fracture growth in PMMA. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. 10, 65 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-024-00739-z

Pan. B., Tianru, S., Yue, M., Chen, S., Zhang, L., Edlmann, K., Neil, C., Zhu, W., Iglauer, S. Machine learning – based shale wettability prediction: Implications for H2, CH4 and CO2 geo-storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Volume 56, 22 February 2024, Pages 1384-1390 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129048

Eike M Thaysen, Zaid Jangda, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Hannah Menke, Kamaljit Singh, Ian B Butler, Niklas Heinemann, Katriona Edlmann. Hydrogen wettability and capillary pressure in Clashach sandstone for underground hydrogen storage. Journal of energy Storage, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112916

Kendrick, J. E., Lamur, A., Mouli-Castillo, J., Edlmann, K., McDermott, C. I., & Shipton, Z. K. (2024). Validating the application of cyclic hydraulic pressure pulses to reduce breakdown pressure in granite. Science. Volume 27, Issue 10110881October 18, 2024 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110881

Mouli-Castillo, J., Kendrick, J.E., Lightbody, A. et al. Cyclical hydraulic pressure pulses reduce breakdown pressure and initiate staged fracture growth in PMMA. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. 10, 65 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-024-00739-z

Kendrick, J. E., Lamur, A., Mouli-Castillo, J., Fraser-Harris, A. P., Lightbody, A., Edlmann, K., McDermott, C., and Shipton, Z. (2023) Rate-dependence of the compressive and tensile strength of granites, Adv. Geosci., 62, 11–19, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-62-11-2023

Aftab, A., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Martin, A., Kendrick, J. E., Thaysen, E. M., Heinemann, N., … & Edlmann, K. (2023). Geochemical Integrity of Wellbore Cements during Geological Hydrogen Storage. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00303

Thaysen, E. M., Armitage, T., Slabon, L., Hassanpouryouzband, A., & Edlmann, K. (2023). Microbial risk assessment for underground hydrogen storage in porous rocks. Fuel, 352, 128852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128852

Aghaei, H., Al-Yaseri, A., Toorajipour, A., Shahsavani, B., Yekeen, N., & Edlmann, K. (2023). Host-rock and caprock wettability during hydrogen drainage: Implications of hydrogen subsurface storage. Fuel, 351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129048

Allsop, C., Yfantis, G., Passaris, E., & Edlmann, K. (2022). Utilising publicly available datasets for identifying offshore salt strata and developing salt caverns for hydrogen storage. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-82

Schultz, R. A., Heinemann, N., Horváth, B., Wickens, J., Miocic, J. M., Babarinde, O. O., … & Edlmann, K. (2022). An overview of underground energy-related product storage and sequestration. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-160

Miocic, J., Heinemann, N., Edlmann, K., Scafidi, J., Molaei, F., & Alcalde, J. (2022). Underground hydrogen storage: A review. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-88

Heinemann, N., Wilkinson, M., Adie, K., Edlmann, K., Thaysen, E. M., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Haszeldine, R. S. (2022). Cushion gas in hydrogen storage—A costly CAPEX or a valuable resource for energy crises? Hydrogen, 3(4), 550-563. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrogen3040035

Xi, X., Shipton, Z. K., Kendrick, J. E., Fraser‑Harris, A., Mouli-Castillo, J., Edlmann, K., McDermott, C. I., & Yang, S. (2022). Mixed-mode fracture modelling of the near-wellbore interaction between hydraulic fracture and natural fracture. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55(9), 5433-5452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02922-8

Thaysen, E. M., Butler, I. B., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Freitas, D., Alvarez-Borges, F., Krevor, S., Heinemann, N., Atwood, R., & Edlmann, K. (2022). Pore-scale imaging of hydrogen displacement and trapping in porous media. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.10.153

Pan, B., Liu, K., Ren, B., Zhang, M., Ju, Y., Gu, J., Zhang, X., Clarkson, C. R., Edlmann, K., Zhu, W., & Iglauer, S. (2023). Impacts of relative permeability hysteresis, wettability, and injection/withdrawal schemes on underground hydrogen storage in saline aquifers. Fuel, 333(Part 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126516

Peecock, A., Edlmann, K., Mouli-Castillo, J., Martinez-Felipe, A., & McKenna, R. (2022). Mapping hydrogen storage capacities of UK offshore hydrocarbon fields and investigating potential synergies with offshore wind. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-40

McMahon, C. J., Roberts, J. J., Johnson, G., Edlmann, K., Flude, S., & Shipton, Z. K. (2022). Natural hydrogen seeps as analogues to inform monitoring of engineered geological hydrogen storage. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-59

Miocic, J., Heinemann, N., Edlmann, K., Scafidi, J., Molaei, F., & Alcalde, J. (2022). Underground hydrogen storage: a review. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-88

Rezaei, A., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Molnar, I., Derikvand, Z., Haszeldine, R. S., & Edlmann, K. (2022). Relative permeability of hydrogen and aqueous brines in sandstones and carbonates at reservoir conditions. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(12). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099433

Hassanpouryouzband, A., Adie, K., Cowen, T., Thaysen, E. M., Heinemann, N., Butler, I. B., Wilkinson, M., & Edlmann, K. (2022). Geological hydrogen storage: Geochemical reactivity of hydrogen with sandstone reservoirs. ACS Energy Letters, 7, 2203–2210. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01024

Jin, X., Chao, C., Edlmann, K., & Fan, X. (2021). Understanding the interplay of capillary and viscous forces in CO2 core flooding experiments. Journal of Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127411

Heinemann, N., Scafidi, J., Pickup, G., Thaysen, E. M., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Wilkinson, M., Satterley, A. K., Booth, M. G., Edlmann, K., & Haszeldine, R. S. (2021). Hydrogen storage in saline aquifers: The role of cushion gas for injection and production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.174

Thaysen, E. M., McMahon, S., StrobelbIan, G. J., Butler, I. B., Ngwenya, B. T., Heinemann, N., Wilkinson, M., Hassanpouryouzband, A., McDermott, C. I., & Edlmann, K. (2021). Estimating microbial growth and hydrogen consumption in hydrogen storage in porous media. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111481

Hassanpouryouzband, E., Joonaki, E., Edlmann, K., & Haszeldine, R. S. (2021). Offshore geological storage of hydrogen: Is this our best option to achieve net-zero? ACS Energy Letters. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00845

Xi, X., Yang, S., McDermott, C. I., Shipton, Z. K., Fraser-Harris, A., & Edlmann, K. (2021). Modelling rock fracture induced by hydraulic pulses. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54, 3977-3994. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02477-0

Mouli-Castillo, J., Heinemann, N., & Edlmann, K. (2021). Mapping geological hydrogen storage capacity and regional heating demands: An applied UK case study. Applied Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116348

Heinemann, N., Alcalde, J., Miocic, J. M., Hangx, S. J. T., Kallmeyer, J., Ostertag-Henning, C., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Thaysen, E.M., Strobel, G.J., Wilkinson, W., Schmidt-Hattenberger, C., Edlmann, K., … & Rudloff, A. (2021). Enabling large-scale hydrogen storage in porous media – the scientific challenges. Energy & Environmental Science. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EE03536J

Fraser‐Harris, A. P., McDermott, C. I., Couples, G. D., Edlmann, K., Lightbody, A., Kendrick, J. E., … & Sauter, M. (2020). Experimental investigation of hydraulic fracturing and stress sensitivity of fracture permeability under changing polyaxial stress conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020044

Kumar, S., Foroozesh, J., Edlmann, K., Rezk, M. G., & Lim, C. Y. (2020). A comprehensive review of value-added CO2 sequestration in subsurface saline aquifers. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103437

Hassanpouryouzband, A., Joonaki, E., Edlmann, K., Heinemann, N., & Yang, J. (2020). Thermodynamic and transport properties of hydrogen containing streams. Nature Scientific Data, 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0568-6

Hassanpouryouzband, A., Joonaki, E., Vasheghani Farahani, M., Takeya, S., Ruppel, C., Yang, J., English, N. J., Schicks, J. M., Edlmann, K., Mehrabian, H., Aman, Z. M., Tohidi B… (2020). Gas hydrates in sustainable chemistry. Chemical Society Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CS00989A

Fraser-Harris, A., Lightbody, A., Edlmann, K., Elphick, S., Couples, G., Sauter, M., & McDermott, C. I. (2020). Sampling and preparation of c. 200 mm diameter cylindrical rock samples for geomechanical experiments. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104233

Edlmann, K., Hinchliffe, S., Heinemann, N., Johnson, G., Ennis-King, J., & McDermott, C. (2019). Cyclic CO2 – H2O injection and residual trapping: implications for CO2 injection efficiency and storage security. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.11.009

Al-Zaidi, E., Edlmann, K., & Fan, X. (2019). Gaseous CO2 behaviour during its water displacements in a sandstone core sample. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.11.015

Fan, X., Al-Zaidi, E., & Edlmann, K. (2018). Supercritical CO2 behaviour during water displacement in a sandstone core sample. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.11.005

Heinemann, N., Booth, M., Haszeldine, S., Wilkinson, M., Edlmann, K., Scafidi, J. (2018). Hydrogen storage in porous geological formations – Onshore play opportunities in the Midland Valley (Scotland, UK). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.149

McDermott, I., Fraser-Harris, A., Sauter, M., Couples, G. D., Edlmann, K., Kolditz, O., … & Somerville, J. (2018). New experimental equipment recreating geo-reservoir conditions in large, fractured, porous samples to investigate coupled thermal, hydraulic and polyaxial stress processes. Scientific Reports. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-32753-z

Tatomir, A., McDermott, C., Bensabat, J., Class, H., Edlmann, K., Taherdangkoo, R., & Sauter, M. (2018). Conceptual model development using a generic Features, Events, and Processes (FEP) database for assessing the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on groundwater aquifers. Advances in Geosciences, 45, 185-192. https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-45-185-2018

Al-Zaidi, E., Fan, X., & Edlmann, K. (2018). Effect of CO2 phase on its oil displacements in a sandstone core sample. Fluids, 3(1), 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fluids3010023

Alcalde, J., Flude, S., Johnson, G., Edlmann, K., Bond, C., Scott, V., Wilkinson, M., & Haszeldine, S. (2018). Estimating geological CO2 storage security to deliver on climate mitigation. Nature Communications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04423-1

O’Donnell, S., Gilfillan, S., Edlmann, K., & McDermott, C.I. (2017). Assessing the viability and costs of managing wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the UK. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7EW00474E

Kilgallon, R., Gilfillan, S.M.V., Edlmann, K., McDermott, C.I., Naylor, M., & Haszeldine, R.S. (2017). Experimental determination of noble gases and SF6, as tracers of CO2 flow through porous sandstone. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.09.022

Miocic, J.M., Gilfillan, S.M.V., Roberts, J.J., Edlmann, K., McDermott, C.I., & Haszeldine, R.S. (2016). Controls on CO2 storage security in natural reservoirs and implications for CO2 storage site selection. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 51, 118–125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.05.019

Edlmann, K., Niemi, A., Bensabat, J., Haszeldine, R.S., & McDermott, C.I. (2016). Lessons learned from using expert elicitation to identify, assess and rank the potential leakage scenarios at the Heletz pilot CO2 injection site. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.02.018

Edlmann, K., Niemi, A., Bensabat, J., Haszeldine, R.S., & McDermott, C.I. (2016). Mineralogical properties of the caprock and reservoir sandstone of the Heletz field scale experimental CO2 injection site, Israel; and their initial sensitivity to CO2 injection. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.01.003

Niemi, A., Bensabat, J., Shtivelman, V., Edlmann, K., Gouze, P., … [et al.]. (2016). Heletz experimental site overview, characterisation and data analysis for CO2 injection and geological storage. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.12.030

McCraw, C., Edlmann, K., Miocic, J., Gilfillan, S., Haszeldine, R.S., & McDermott, C.I. (2016). Experimental investigation and hybrid numerical analytical hydraulic mechanical simulation of supercritical CO₂ flowing through a natural fracture in caprock. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.01.002

McDermott, C.I., Williams, J., Tucker, O., Jin, M., Mackay, E., Edlmann, K., … [et al.]. (2016). Simple Effective Tool for Screening the Geomechanical Stability (Thermal & Mechanical) of Shared Multi-user CO2 Storage Assets. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.11.025

Edlmann, K., Edwards, M.A., Qiao, X.J., Haszeldine, R.S., & McDermott, C.I. (2015). Appraisal of global CO2 storage opportunities using the geomechanical facies approach. Environmental Earth Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3965-3

Kilgallon, R., Gilfillan, S., McDermott, C.I., Edlmann, K., & Haszeldine, R.S. (2014). Investigating the role of noble gases as tracers for CO2 storage. Energy Procedia, 63, 4172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.449

Edlmann, K., Haszeldine, R.S., & McDermott, C.I. (2013). Experimental investigation into the sealing capability of naturally fractured shale caprocks to supercritical carbon dioxide flow. Environmental Earth Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2407-y

McDermott, C.I., Edlmann, K., & Haszeldine, R.S. (2013). Predicting hydraulic tensile fracture spacing in strata-bound systems. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 63, 39-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2013.06.004

Smart, G., Somerville, J.M., Edlmann, K., & Jones, C. (2001). Stress sensitivity of fractured reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 29, 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-4105(00)00088-7

Jones, C., Somerville, J.M., Smart, B.G., Kirstetter, O.H., Hamilton, S.A., & Edlmann, K. (2001). Permeability prediction using stress-sensitive petrophysical properties. Petroleum Geoscience, 7, 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo.7.2.211

Edlmann, K., Somerville, J.M., Smart, B.G., Hamilton, S.A., & Crawford, B.R. (1998). Predicting rock mechanical properties from wireline porosities. In SPE/ISRM Eurock 98: Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering (8-10 July 1998, Trondheim, Norway). https://doi.org/10.2118/47344-MS