Integrated Renewable Energy Experiment (IRENE) test-bed
Overview
Statusmulti-week experimental operation conducted and reported (historical)
Country · regionCanadaInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Technologyrenewable energy conversion, electrolysis, hydrogen and electricity storage, fuel cells
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacitythree to four kilowatt range
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
Componentsrenewable energy conversion, electrolyser, hydrogen storage, fuel cell, electricity storage
Project Typelaboratory-scale distributed energy system
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageresearch and experimental test-bed
Date online (tracker field)2007 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Official NameIntegrated Renewable Energy Experiment
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (MWel)0.006 MWelInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)1.3 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.006 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.001 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy / ScienceDirect Experimental assessment of a residential scale renewable–regenerative energy system
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 9 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- University of Victoria, Institute for Integrated Energy Systems / Alvin Peter Bergen Integration and Dynamics of a Renewable Regenerative Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Shared by 5 fields: Current
- University of Victoria Libraries Integration and dynamics of a renewable regenerative hydrogen fuel cell system Shared by 2 fields: Current
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 | Integrated Renewable Energy Experiment (IRENE) test-bed | View exact valueIntegrated Renewable Energy Experiment (IRENE) test-bed | Experimental assessment of a residential scale renewable–regenerative energy system | Current | |
| Country | Canada | View exact valueCanada | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Official Name | Integrated Renewable Energy Experiment | View exact valueIntegrated Renewable Energy Experiment | Integration and Dynamics of a Renewable Regenerative Hydrogen Fuel Cell System | — | |
| Components | renewable energy conversion, electrolyser, hydrogen storage, fuel cell, electricity storage | View exact value["renewable energy conversion","electrolyser","hydrogen storage","fuel cell","electricity storage"] | Integration and Dynamics of a Renewable Regenerative Hydrogen Fuel Cell System | — | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Project Type | laboratory-scale distributed energy system | View exact valuelaboratory-scale distributed energy system | Integration and Dynamics of a Renewable Regenerative Hydrogen Fuel Cell System | — | |
| Technology | renewable energy conversion, electrolysis, hydrogen and electricity storage, fuel cells | View exact value["renewable energy conversion","electrolysis","hydrogen and electricity storage","fuel cells"] | Integration and Dynamics of a Renewable Regenerative Hydrogen Fuel Cell System | — | |
| Capacity | three to four kilowatt range | View exact valuethree to four kilowatt range | Integration and Dynamics of a Renewable Regenerative Hydrogen Fuel Cell System | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2007 | View exact value{"date":"2007","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | research and experimental test-bed | View exact valueresearch and experimental test-bed | Integration and dynamics of a renewable regenerative hydrogen fuel cell system | — | |
| Progress Status | multi-week experimental operation conducted and reported (historical) | View exact valuemulti-week experimental operation conducted and reported (historical) | Integration and dynamics of a renewable regenerative hydrogen fuel cell system | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (MWel) | 0.006 MWel | View exact value0.006 MWel | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 1.3 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value1.3043478260869565 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.006 MW | View exact value0.006MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.001 kt H2/y | View exact value0.0010169217391304346 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
7 current sourced values · 3 older values · Record updated