HZI PtH Buchs
HZI PtH Buchs is a hydrogen project in canton of Aargau, Switzerland using alkaline electrolysis process; recorded capacity: 550 (unit not recorded).
Overview
StatusConceptEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Country · regionSwitzerland · canton of Aargau
Technologyalkaline electrolysis process
Productgreen hydrogen and oxygen
Capacity550 (unit not recorded)
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
Final Usetechnical gas for industry and early mobility applications, including local public transport and private vehicles
Power Sourceelectricity from Buchs Waste to Energy plant
Project Typefirst Waste to Hydrogen (WtH2) small scale commercial plant
Capacity & economics
Production Volume200 (unit not recorded)
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageplanned / under development as described in the 2022 owner release
Eventinstallation planned to start June 2022; first hydrogen planned at start of 2023; full operations planned for spring 2023
Location & names
Site NameBuchs Waste to Energy plant
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Kanadevia Inova Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility Shared by 13 fields: Current
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025
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 | HZI PtH Buchs | View exact valueHZI PtH Buchs | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Site Name | Buchs Waste to Energy plant | View exact valueBuchs Waste to Energy plant | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Administrative Area | canton of Aargau | View exact valuecanton of Aargau | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Country | Switzerland | View exact valueSwitzerland | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Final Use | technical gas for industry and early mobility applications, including local public transport and private vehicles | View exact valuetechnical gas for industry and early mobility applications, including local public transport and private vehicles | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Power Source | electricity from Buchs Waste to Energy plant | View exact valueelectricity from Buchs Waste to Energy plant | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Product | green hydrogen and oxygen | View exact valuegreen hydrogen and oxygen | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Project Type | first Waste to Hydrogen (WtH2) small scale commercial plant | View exact valuefirst Waste to Hydrogen (WtH2) small scale commercial plant | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Technology | alkaline electrolysis process | View exact valuealkaline electrolysis process | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Capacity | 550 (unit not recorded) | View exact value550 | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Production Volume | 200 (unit not recorded) | View exact value200 | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Event | installation planned to start June 2022; first hydrogen planned at start of 2023; full operations planned for spring 2023 | View exact valueinstallation planned to start June 2022; first hydrogen planned at start of 2023; full operations planned for spring 2023 | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | planned / under development as described in the 2022 owner release | View exact valueplanned / under development as described in the 2022 owner release | Kanadevia Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility | — | |
| Progress Status | Concept | View exact valueannounced_or_planned | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 Confidence: reported | Snapshot 2025-12-01 | Older value (2025) |
Record history
12 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated