Energy in the Container
Overview
Statussystem set up; no current-status promotion
Country · regionGermany · Bavaria
Technologyliquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) energy storage with hydrogen release through a fuel cell
Producthydrogen stored in an organic liquid hydrogen carrier; later converted to electrical energy
Capacity25 kW electrical power stored and released; 600 kWh hydrogen energy amount in about 300 L LOHC
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
Components20 ft container, process engineering setup, power-grid connection and control technology, fuel cell, local DC grid
Final Uselong-term / seasonal energy storage and later electricity supply to industrial plants and larger building complexes
Power Sourceexcess energy, e.g. from a local photovoltaic plant
Power Source Detaillocal photovoltaic plant (example source); source wording also describes excess energy generally
Project Typedemonstration system
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagedemonstration system set up / research platform; current operating state not established
Date online (tracker field)2017 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameFraunhofer IISB in Erlangen
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB LOHC research platform Shared by 14 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 4 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 | Energy in the Container | View exact valueEnergy in the Container | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Site Name | Fraunhofer IISB in Erlangen | View exact valueFraunhofer IISB in Erlangen | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Administrative Area | Bavaria | View exact valueBavaria | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Country | Germany | View exact valueGermany | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Components | 20 ft container, process engineering setup, power-grid connection and control technology, fuel cell, local DC grid | View exact value["20 ft container","process engineering setup","power-grid connection and control technology","fuel cell","local DC grid"] | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Final Use | long-term / seasonal energy storage and later electricity supply to industrial plants and larger building complexes | View exact valuelong-term / seasonal energy storage and later electricity supply to industrial plants and larger building complexes | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Power Source | excess energy, e.g. from a local photovoltaic plant | View exact valueexcess energy, e.g. from a local photovoltaic plant | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Power Source Detail | local photovoltaic plant (example source); source wording also describes excess energy generally | View exact valuelocal photovoltaic plant (example source); source wording also describes excess energy generally | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Product | hydrogen stored in an organic liquid hydrogen carrier; later converted to electrical energy | View exact valuehydrogen stored in an organic liquid hydrogen carrier; later converted to electrical energy | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Project Type | demonstration system | View exact valuedemonstration system | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Technology | liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) energy storage with hydrogen release through a fuel cell | View exact valueliquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) energy storage with hydrogen release through a fuel cell | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Capacity | 25 kW electrical power stored and released; 600 kWh hydrogen energy amount in about 300 L LOHC | View exact value25 kW electrical power stored and released; 600 kWh hydrogen energy amount in about 300 L LOHC | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2017 | View exact value{"date":"2017","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | demonstration system set up / research platform; current operating state not established | View exact valuedemonstration system set up / research platform; current operating state not established | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Progress Status | system set up; no current-status promotion | View exact valuesystem set up; no current-status promotion | LOHC research platform | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
13 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated