Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS)
Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS) is a hydrogen project in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom; status: fully operational.
Overview
Statusfully operational
Country · regionUnited Kingdom · South Yorkshire
TechnologyElectrolytic hydrogen production with PEM fuel-cell backup
ProductHydrogen (H2)
Capacity0.03 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
Carbon ReductionPotential carbon savings estimated at 130 tonnes / year
Componentswind turbine, hydrogen electrolyser, fuel cell system, hydrogen storage, hydrogen vehicle refuelling station
Configuration DetailWind-powered HMGS with electrolyser, fuel-cell backup, hydrogen storage, inverters, batteries and supervisory control software
Final UseCo-power the EETC building and provide hydrogen vehicle refuelling
Power SourceWind power from an on-site wind turbine
Capacity & economics
Financing£2.89m award under the HRS Infrastructure Grants Scheme, including upgrade of four existing ITM stations including M1 Rotherham
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageoperation
Event700 bar upgrade to the M1 Rotherham HRS completed; commissioning took two weeks
Date online (tracker field)2012 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameEnvironmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC)
Additional project information
Progress StatusOperationalInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.03 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)6.52 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.005 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Fuel Cell Systems Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Fuel Cell Systems Ltd Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham Shared by 8 fields: Current
- Hydrogen UK Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS)
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- ITM Power plc Completion of Upgrade to M1 Hydrogen Refuelling Station Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Hydrogen UK Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS) | Hydrogen UK Project Map
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 | Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS) | View exact valueHydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS) | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Site Name | Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) | View exact valueEnvironmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Administrative Area | South Yorkshire | View exact valueSouth Yorkshire | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Country | United Kingdom | View exact valueUnited Kingdom | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Carbon Reduction | Potential carbon savings estimated at 130 tonnes / year | View exact valuePotential carbon savings estimated at 130 tonnes / year | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Components | wind turbine, hydrogen electrolyser, fuel cell system, hydrogen storage, hydrogen vehicle refuelling station | View exact value["wind turbine","hydrogen electrolyser","fuel cell system","hydrogen storage","hydrogen vehicle refuelling station"] | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Wind-powered HMGS with electrolyser, fuel-cell backup, hydrogen storage, inverters, batteries and supervisory control software | View exact valueWind-powered HMGS with electrolyser, fuel-cell backup, hydrogen storage, inverters, batteries and supervisory control software | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Final Use | Co-power the EETC building and provide hydrogen vehicle refuelling | View exact valueCo-power the EETC building and provide hydrogen vehicle refuelling | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Power Source | Wind power from an on-site wind turbine | View exact valueWind power from an on-site wind turbine | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Product | Hydrogen (H2) | View exact valueHydrogen (H2) | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Technology | Electrolytic hydrogen production with PEM fuel-cell backup | View exact valueElectrolytic hydrogen production with PEM fuel-cell backup | Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS) | Current | |
| Capacity | 0.03 MW | View exact value0.03 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Financing | £2.89m award under the HRS Infrastructure Grants Scheme, including upgrade of four existing ITM stations including M1 Rotherham | View exact value£2.89m award under the HRS Infrastructure Grants Scheme, including upgrade of four existing ITM stations including M1 Rotherham | Completion of Upgrade to M1 Hydrogen Refuelling Station | — | |
| Event | 700 bar upgrade to the M1 Rotherham HRS completed; commissioning took two weeks | View exact value700 bar upgrade to the M1 Rotherham HRS completed; commissioning took two weeks | Completion of Upgrade to M1 Hydrogen Refuelling Station | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2012 | View exact value{"date":"2012","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | operation | View exact valueoperation | Hydrogen Mini Grid (M1 Rotherham HRS) | Hydrogen UK Project Map | Current | |
| Progress Status | fully operational | View exact valuefully operational | Fuel Cell installation for the hybrid hydrogen mini-grid at the EETC, Rotherham | — | |
| Progress Status | Operational | View exact valueOperational | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.03 MW | View exact value0.03MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 6.52 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value6.521739130434782 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.005 kt H2/y | View exact value0.005084608695652174 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
14 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated