Dorset Green H2
Dorset Green H2 is a hydrogen project in Dorset, United Kingdom using alkaline electrolyser.
Overview
StatusConceptEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Country · regionUnited Kingdom · Dorset
Technologyalkaline electrolyser
Productgreen hydrogen
Capacity0.87 MWEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
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
Carbon Reductiondecarbonisation of regional energy supply and reduced fossil-fuel reliance
Componentssolar PV park, hydrogen electrolyser, gas compression system, hydrogen storage/trailers
Configuration DetailCo-located renewable electricity generation supplies an electrolyser; hydrogen is compressed for trailers
Final UseMCP and MEGC trailers, local businesses and transport operators, hydrogen-powered buses and fuel-cell demonstrations
Power Sourcesolar PV, landfill-gas-generated electricity
Project Typegreen hydrogen production facility
Capacity & economics
Financing£6.5 million package including £3m Growing Places Fund loan, £1.5m Low Carbon Dorset grant, £1.7m NatWest loan, and CRE equity
Production VolumePeriod: year; Quantity: 120,000
Status & timeline
Actual Utilizationon-site hydrogen used for buses, generator demonstrations, fuel-cell testing, and trailer/refuelling commissioning
Lifecycle Stagefully operational
Operating Levelcommercially operational
Phase Sequenceinitial facility followed by a consented second electrolyser expansion
Eventsolar park energised October 2022; hydrogen project fully operational 28 April 2025
Location & names
Site NameCanford Resource Park / Whites Pit
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Canford Renewable Energy Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy Shared by 8 fields: Current
- Canford Renewable Energy Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational Shared by 6 fields: Current
- Canford Renewable Energy UK Green Hydrogen available NOW Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership Dorset Green H2 Shared by 2 fields: Current
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 Shared by 2 fields: Snapshot 2025-12-01 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2025)
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 | Dorset Green H2 | View exact valueDorset Green H2 | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Site Name | Canford Resource Park / Whites Pit | View exact valueCanford Resource Park / Whites Pit | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Administrative Area | Dorset | View exact valueDorset | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Country | United Kingdom | View exact valueUnited Kingdom | Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational | — | |
| Carbon Reduction | decarbonisation of regional energy supply and reduced fossil-fuel reliance | View exact valuedecarbonisation of regional energy supply and reduced fossil-fuel reliance | Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational | — | |
| Components | solar PV park, hydrogen electrolyser, gas compression system, hydrogen storage/trailers | View exact value["solar PV park","hydrogen electrolyser","gas compression system","hydrogen storage/trailers"] | UK Green Hydrogen available NOW | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Co-located renewable electricity generation supplies an electrolyser; hydrogen is compressed for trailers | View exact valueCo-located renewable electricity generation supplies an electrolyser; hydrogen is compressed for trailers | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Final Use | MCP and MEGC trailers, local businesses and transport operators, hydrogen-powered buses and fuel-cell demonstrations | View exact value["MCP and MEGC trailers","local businesses and transport operators","hydrogen-powered buses and fuel-cell demonstrations"] | Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational | — | |
| Power Source | solar PV, landfill-gas-generated electricity | View exact value["solar PV","landfill-gas-generated electricity"] | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Product | green hydrogen | View exact valuegreen hydrogen | UK Green Hydrogen available NOW | — | |
| Project Type | green hydrogen production facility | View exact valuegreen hydrogen production facility | Dorset Green H2 | — | |
| Technology | alkaline electrolyser | View exact valuealkaline electrolyser | UK Green Hydrogen available NOW | — | |
| Capacity | 0.87 MW | View exact value0.87 MW | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 | — | — |
| Financing | £6.5 million package including £3m Growing Places Fund loan, £1.5m Low Carbon Dorset grant, £1.7m NatWest loan, and CRE equity | View exact value£6.5 million package including £3m Growing Places Fund loan, £1.5m Low Carbon Dorset grant, £1.7m NatWest loan, and CRE equity | Dorset Green H2 | — | |
| Production Volume | Period: year; Quantity: 120,000 | View exact value{"period":"year","quantity":120000} | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Actual Utilization | on-site hydrogen used for buses, generator demonstrations, fuel-cell testing, and trailer/refuelling commissioning | View exact valueon-site hydrogen used for buses, generator demonstrations, fuel-cell testing, and trailer/refuelling commissioning | Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational | — | |
| Event | solar park energised October 2022; hydrogen project fully operational 28 April 2025 | View exact valuesolar park energised October 2022; hydrogen project fully operational 28 April 2025 | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | fully operational | View exact valuefully operational | Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational | — | |
| Operating Level | commercially operational | View exact valuecommercially operational | Canford Renewable Energy Announces Dorset Green Hydrogen Project Fully Operational | — | |
| Phase Sequence | initial facility followed by a consented second electrolyser expansion | View exact valueinitial facility followed by a consented second electrolyser expansion | Dorset Green H2 – South West’s first solar to green hydrogen production plant ready to produce clean, zero emission, green renewable energy | — | |
| Progress Status | Concept | View exact valueannounced_or_planned | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 | — | — |
Record history
18 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated