BIG HIT
Overview
StatusConceptEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Country · regionOrkney Islands, Scotland
TechnologyPEM electrolysis, hydrogen storage, hydrogen tube trailers, fuel cell, refuelling station, catalytic boiler
Producthydrogen
Capacity1.5 MW PEM electrolysis capacity
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
Final Useheat, power, mobility
Power Sourcecurtailed renewable electricity from wind and tidal turbines
Project Typepilot / demonstration project
Capacity & economics
Financing€5m EU grant funding
Production Volume~50 t pa hydrogen
Status & timeline
EventProject timescale: 2018–2022
Location & names
Site NameShapinsay, Kirkwall, Eday
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- European Marine Energy Centre BIG HIT Shared by 4 fields: Current
- Clean Hydrogen Partnership Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe Shared by 5 fields: Current
- BIG HIT project BIG HIT Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Orkney Islands Council BIG HIT
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025
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 | BIG HIT | View exact valueBIG HIT | BIG HIT | — | |
| Site Name | Shapinsay, Kirkwall, Eday | View exact value["Shapinsay","Kirkwall","Eday"] | BIG HIT | — | |
| Administrative Area | Orkney Islands, Scotland | View exact valueOrkney Islands, Scotland | Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe | — | |
| Final Use | heat, power, mobility | View exact value["heat","power","mobility"] | BIG HIT | — | |
| Power Source | curtailed renewable electricity from wind and tidal turbines | View exact valuecurtailed renewable electricity from wind and tidal turbines | Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe | — | |
| Product | hydrogen | View exact valuehydrogen | BIG HIT | — | |
| Project Type | pilot / demonstration project | View exact valuepilot / demonstration project | BIG HIT | — | |
| Technology | PEM electrolysis, hydrogen storage, hydrogen tube trailers, fuel cell, refuelling station, catalytic boiler | View exact value["PEM electrolysis","hydrogen storage","hydrogen tube trailers","fuel cell","refuelling station","catalytic boiler"] | Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe | — | |
| Capacity | 1.5 MW PEM electrolysis capacity | View exact value1.5 MW PEM electrolysis capacity | Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe | — | |
| Financing | €5m EU grant funding | View exact value€5m EU grant funding | BIG HIT | Current | |
| Production Volume | ~50 t pa hydrogen | View exact value~50 t pa hydrogen | Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe | — | |
| Event | Project timescale: 2018–2022 | View exact valueProject timescale: 2018–2022 | BIG HIT | — | |
| Progress Status | Concept | View exact valueannounced_or_planned | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 Confidence: reported | Snapshot 2025-12-01 | Older value (2025) |
Record history
11 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated