ELYGRID
Overview
Statuscompleted research and demonstration project; final report records achieved technical results
Country · regionSpain
Technologyhigh-pressure alkaline water electrolysis/electrolysers
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity0.5 MW (focus threshold/upwards); 2.98 t/d H2 (planned advanced BOP electrolyser)
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
Componentscell topology/cell stack, power electronics, balance of plant, control system, membrane materials
Configuration Detailhigh-pressure alkaline electrolyser with improved cell topology, parallel power-electronics modules, and containerized balance of plant
Final Usepower-to-gas, fuel-cell vehicles, industrial applications
Power Sourcerenewable energy sources, mainly wind power; grid-balancing context
Project GroupFP7; Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives
Status & timeline
Lifecycle StageStage: completed; Original Status: Project closed; Project End Date: 31 December 2014
Eventstart : 2011-11-01; end : 2014-12-31
Date online (tracker field)2011 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
External Identifier278824
Additional project information
CountrySpainInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)2.6 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)565 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (MWel)2.6 MWelInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.441 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- European Commission CORDIS Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Clean Hydrogen Partnership / European Union ELYGRID project repository entry
- European Commission, CORDIS Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | ELYGRID | Project | Fact Sheet | FP7 Shared by 3 fields: Current
- European Commission, CORDIS Final Report Summary - ELYGRID Shared by 3 fields: Current
- European Commission, CORDIS Hydrogen production from wind power | ELYGRID Project | Results in Brief Shared by 3 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 9 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 | ELYGRID | View exact valueELYGRID | Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | — | |
| Country | Spain | View exact valueESP | ELYGRID project repository entry | Current | |
| External Identifier | 278824 | View exact value278824 | Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | ELYGRID | Project | Fact Sheet | FP7 | — | |
| Components | cell topology/cell stack, power electronics, balance of plant, control system, membrane materials | View exact value["cell topology/cell stack","power electronics","balance of plant","control system","membrane materials"] | Final Report Summary - ELYGRID | — | |
| Configuration Detail | high-pressure alkaline electrolyser with improved cell topology, parallel power-electronics modules, and containerized balance of plant | View exact valuehigh-pressure alkaline electrolyser with improved cell topology, parallel power-electronics modules, and containerized balance of plant | Hydrogen production from wind power | ELYGRID Project | Results in Brief | — | |
| Final Use | power-to-gas, fuel-cell vehicles, industrial applications | View exact value["power-to-gas","fuel-cell vehicles","industrial applications"] | Final Report Summary - ELYGRID | — | |
| Power Source | renewable energy sources, mainly wind power; grid-balancing context | View exact valuerenewable energy sources, mainly wind power; grid-balancing context | Hydrogen production from wind power | ELYGRID Project | Results in Brief | — | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Project Group | FP7; Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives | View exact valueFP7; Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives | Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | ELYGRID | Project | Fact Sheet | FP7 | — | |
| Technology | high-pressure alkaline water electrolysis/electrolysers | View exact valuehigh-pressure alkaline water electrolysis/electrolysers | Final Report Summary - ELYGRID | — | |
| Capacity | 0.5 MW (focus threshold/upwards); 2.98 t/d H2 (planned advanced BOP electrolyser) | View exact value[{"unit":"MW","basis":"focus threshold/upwards","value":0.5},{"unit":"t/d H2","basis":"planned advanced BOP electrolyser","value":2.98}] | Hydrogen production from wind power | ELYGRID Project | Results in Brief | — | |
| Event | start : 2011-11-01; end : 2014-12-31 | View exact value[{"date":"2011-11-01","event":"start"},{"date":"2014-12-31","event":"end"}] | Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | ELYGRID | Project | Fact Sheet | FP7 | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2011 | View exact value{"date":"2011","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | Stage: completed; Original Status: Project closed; Project End Date: 31 December 2014 | View exact value{"stage":"completed","original_status":"Project closed","project_end_date":"31 December 2014"} | Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | — | |
| Progress Status | completed research and demonstration project; final report records achieved technical results | View exact valuecompleted research and demonstration project; final report records achieved technical results | Improvements to Integrate High Pressure Alkaline Electrolysers for Electricity/H2 production from Renewable Energies to Balance the Grid | — | |
| Country | Spain | View exact valueSpain | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 2.6 MW | View exact value2.6MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 565 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value565.2173913043479 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (MWel) | 2.6 MWel | View exact value2.6 MWel | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.441 kt H2/y | View exact value0.44066608695652176 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
12 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated