Bahía H2 Offshore
Bahía H2 Offshore is a hydrogen project in Cantabria, Spain, Spain; recorded capacity: 500 (unit not recorded).
Overview
Status2025 report: progress, technical incidents/solutions and next installation/commissioning steps; completion not established
Country · regionSpain · Cantabria, Spain
Technologyalkaline electrolysis, Haber-Bosch process simulation, nanofiltration/CDI seawater treatment
Productgreen hydrogen, green ammonia (NH3)
Capacity500 (unit not recorded)
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentsfloating barge/platform, seawater capture and treatment, alkaline electrolyzer, Haber-Bosch ammonia simulation, ammonia equipment/storage planned, software/energy-management platform
Final Useintended maritime-vessel fuel supply; not demonstrated offtake
Power Sourcefloating offshore wind, floating solar photovoltaic
Project GroupSupercluster Atlantic Wind (SAW); SICC, FAEN-Ainer and Asime
Project Typepilot research and development project
Capacity & economics
Awarded Price5.7 EUR million (provisional financing grant)
FinancingPERTE ERHA / IDAE incentive programme under Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan; provisional 5.7 million EUR grant
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagepilot R&D; phase-1 design/construction/installation/monitoring stated; operation not established
Phase SequencePhase: 1; Scope: prototype barge at Port of Santander; 500 kW electrolyzer; hydrogen production and ammonia simulation; Period: 2023-2026; Phase: 2; Scope: planned barge expansion and BiMEP tests; Period: 2027-2029; Phase: 3; Scope: planned commercial scale-up; Period: from 2030
Eventwork stated as beginning : 2023; project presentation in Santander : 2025-10-03
Date online (tracker field)2027 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NamePort of Santander; public-domain space of Santander Port Authority
AliasBahía H2, BAHIA H2, Bahia H2 Offshore
Additional project information
Administrative AreaPort of SantanderInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusFeasibilityInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductAmmoniaInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- CIC Consulting Informático BAHÍA H2 OFFSHORE
- Saitec Offshore Technologies Bahía H2 Offshore. Development of hydrogen and ammonia fuel generation system with offshore wind and photovoltaic energy Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Bahía H2 / Asime El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander Shared by 9 fields: Current
- Bahía H2 project website / Sea of Innovation Cantabria Cluster BAHÍA H2 – Bahia H2
- CIC Consulting Informático BAHÍA H2 OFFSHORE
- Port Authority of Santander Bahía H2 Offshore obtains 5.7 million euros from PERTE ERHA to develop hydrogen and ammonia production technologies in harbor waters Shared by 3 fields: Current
- IHCantabria Awarded the “Bahía H2 Offshore” Project to transform offshore wind into fuel Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Bahía H2 Offshore | View exact valueBahía H2 Offshore | BAHÍA H2 OFFSHORE | Current | |
| Site Name | Port of Santander; public-domain space of Santander Port Authority | View exact valuePort of Santander; public-domain space of Santander Port Authority | Bahía H2 Offshore. Development of hydrogen and ammonia fuel generation system with offshore wind and photovoltaic energy | — | |
| Administrative Area | Cantabria, Spain | View exact valueCantabria, Spain | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Alias | Bahía H2, BAHIA H2, Bahia H2 Offshore | View exact value["Bahía H2","BAHIA H2","Bahia H2 Offshore"] | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Country | Spain | View exact valueSpain | BAHÍA H2 – Bahia H2 | Current | |
| Components | floating barge/platform, seawater capture and treatment, alkaline electrolyzer, Haber-Bosch ammonia simulation, ammonia equipment/storage planned, software/energy-management platform | View exact value["floating barge/platform","seawater capture and treatment","alkaline electrolyzer","Haber-Bosch ammonia simulation","ammonia equipment/storage planned","software/energy-management platform"] | BAHÍA H2 OFFSHORE | Current | |
| Final Use | intended maritime-vessel fuel supply; not demonstrated offtake | View exact valueintended maritime-vessel fuel supply; not demonstrated offtake | Bahía H2 Offshore obtains 5.7 million euros from PERTE ERHA to develop hydrogen and ammonia production technologies in harbor waters | — | |
| Power Source | floating offshore wind, floating solar photovoltaic | View exact value["floating offshore wind","floating solar photovoltaic"] | Bahía H2 Offshore obtains 5.7 million euros from PERTE ERHA to develop hydrogen and ammonia production technologies in harbor waters | — | |
| Product | green hydrogen, green ammonia (NH3) | View exact value["green hydrogen","green ammonia (NH3)"] | Awarded the “Bahía H2 Offshore” Project to transform offshore wind into fuel | — | |
| Project Group | Supercluster Atlantic Wind (SAW); SICC, FAEN-Ainer and Asime | View exact valueSupercluster Atlantic Wind (SAW); SICC, FAEN-Ainer and Asime | Bahía H2 Offshore obtains 5.7 million euros from PERTE ERHA to develop hydrogen and ammonia production technologies in harbor waters | — | |
| Project Type | pilot research and development project | View exact valuepilot research and development project | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Technology | alkaline electrolysis, Haber-Bosch process simulation, nanofiltration/CDI seawater treatment | View exact value["alkaline electrolysis","Haber-Bosch process simulation","nanofiltration/CDI seawater treatment"] | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Awarded Price | 5.7 EUR million (provisional financing grant) | View exact value{"amount":5.7,"currency":"EUR million","qualification":"provisional financing grant"} | Awarded the “Bahía H2 Offshore” Project to transform offshore wind into fuel | — | |
| Capacity | 500 (unit not recorded) | View exact value500 | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Financing | PERTE ERHA / IDAE incentive programme under Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan; provisional 5.7 million EUR grant | View exact valuePERTE ERHA / IDAE incentive programme under Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan; provisional 5.7 million EUR grant | Bahía H2 Offshore. Development of hydrogen and ammonia fuel generation system with offshore wind and photovoltaic energy | — | |
| Event | work stated as beginning : 2023; project presentation in Santander : 2025-10-03 | View exact value[{"date":"2023","event":"work stated as beginning"},{"date":"2025-10-03","event":"project presentation in Santander"}] | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2027 | View exact value{"date":"2027","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | pilot R&D; phase-1 design/construction/installation/monitoring stated; operation not established | View exact valuepilot R&D; phase-1 design/construction/installation/monitoring stated; operation not established | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Phase Sequence | Phase: 1; Scope: prototype barge at Port of Santander; 500 kW electrolyzer; hydrogen production and ammonia simulation; Period: 2023-2026; Phase: 2; Scope: planned barge expansion and BiMEP tests; Period: 2027-2029; Phase: 3; Scope: planned commercial scale-up; Period: from 2030 | View exact value[{"phase":1,"scope":"prototype barge at Port of Santander; 500 kW electrolyzer; hydrogen production and ammonia simulation","period":"2023-2026"},{"phase":2,"scope":"planned barge expansion and BiMEP tests","period":"2027-2029"},{"phase":3,"scope":"planned commercial scale-up","period":"from 2030"}] | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Progress Status | 2025 report: progress, technical incidents/solutions and next installation/commissioning steps; completion not established | View exact value2025 report: progress, technical incidents/solutions and next installation/commissioning steps; completion not established | El proyecto Bahía h2 offshore se presenta en Santander | — | |
| Administrative Area | Port of Santander | View exact valuePort of Santander | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Feasibility | View exact valueFeasibility study | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | Ammonia | View exact valueAmmonia | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
18 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated