Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station
Overview
Statusdecommissioned in preparation for redeployment
Country · regionAustralia · Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
TechnologyNel Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser
Productrenewable hydrogen
Capacity0.052 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
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
Componentshydrogen refuelling infrastructure, onsite electrolyser, hydrogen storage, light passenger FCEVs
Final UseHydrogen mobility supporting ACT Government and private FCEVs
Power Sourcerenewable electricity sourced from the grid
Power Source Detail100% renewable certification under Smart Energy Council Zero Carbon Certification Scheme
Project Typehydrogen mobility
Capacity & economics
Production Volumearound 21 kg hydrogen per day
Total CapexApproximately AUD$3 million – Project (hydrogen equipment)
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageproject completed; decommissioned in preparation for redeployment
Operating Leveloperations commenced and station served a growing fleet of hydrogen-powered FCEVs
Eventofficial launch in 2021; ownership handover at beginning of April 2024
Date online (tracker field)2021 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameFyshwick
Additional project information
Progress StatusOperationalInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)10 Nm3/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.008 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)10 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- CSIRO HyResource Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) Shared by 15 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Pacific Energy Pacific Energy commits to hydrogen powered future, acquiring Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station in Canberra Shared by 2 fields: Current
Field sources
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| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station | View exact valueCanberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Site Name | Fyshwick | View exact valueFyshwick | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Administrative Area | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | View exact valueAustralian Capital Territory (ACT) | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Country | Australia | View exact valueAustralia | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Components | hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, onsite electrolyser, hydrogen storage, light passenger FCEVs | View exact value["hydrogen refuelling infrastructure","onsite electrolyser","hydrogen storage","light passenger FCEVs"] | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Final Use | Hydrogen mobility supporting ACT Government and private FCEVs | View exact valueHydrogen mobility supporting ACT Government and private FCEVs | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Power Source | renewable electricity sourced from the grid | View exact valuerenewable electricity sourced from the grid | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Power Source Detail | 100% renewable certification under Smart Energy Council Zero Carbon Certification Scheme | View exact value100% renewable certification under Smart Energy Council Zero Carbon Certification Scheme | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Product | renewable hydrogen | View exact valuerenewable hydrogen | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Project Type | hydrogen mobility | View exact valuehydrogen mobility | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Technology | Nel Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser | View exact valueNel Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Capacity | 0.052 MW | View exact value0.052 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Production Volume | around 21 kg hydrogen per day | View exact valuearound 21 kg hydrogen per day | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Total Capex | Approximately AUD$3 million – Project (hydrogen equipment) | View exact valueApproximately AUD$3 million – Project (hydrogen equipment) | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Event | official launch in 2021; ownership handover at beginning of April 2024 | View exact valueofficial launch in 2021; ownership handover at beginning of April 2024 | Pacific Energy commits to hydrogen powered future, acquiring Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station in Canberra | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2021 | View exact value{"date":"2021","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | project completed; decommissioned in preparation for redeployment | View exact valueproject completed; decommissioned in preparation for redeployment | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Operating Level | operations commenced and station served a growing fleet of hydrogen-powered FCEVs | View exact valueoperations commenced and station served a growing fleet of hydrogen-powered FCEVs | Pacific Energy commits to hydrogen powered future, acquiring Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station in Canberra | — | |
| Progress Status | decommissioned in preparation for redeployment | View exact valuedecommissioned in preparation for redeployment | Canberra Hydrogen Refuelling Station (Project Completed) | — | |
| Progress Status | Operational | View exact valueOperational | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 10 Nm3/h | View exact value10 Nm3/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.008 kt H2/y | View exact value0.0077963999999999985 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 10 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value10 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
16 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated