Matiu/Somes Island
Overview
StatusAs Of Date: 2021-07-22; Reported Progress: being trialled/demonstrated; Current Status At Cutoff: not established
Country · regionNew Zealand · Wellington Harbour
TechnologyHyLink™, distributed hydrogen energy system, electrolysis
Producthydrogen
Capacity0.001 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
Componentssmall wind turbine, photovoltaic solar cells, batteries, electrolyser, underground earth-battery storage, small barbeque
Feedstockwater
Final Usesmall barbeque
Power Sourcesmall wind turbine, photovoltaic solar cells
Project Typerenewable energy and distributed hydrogen energy system demonstration
Status & timeline
Lifecycle StageStage: demonstration; As Of Date: 2021-07-22; Current Status At Cutoff: not established
EventHyLink trial and demonstration on Matiu Somes Island since 2014
Date online (tracker field)2011 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameMatiu/Somes Island
AliasMatiu/Somes Island, Mātiu/Somes
Official NameMatiu / Somes Island
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)0.261 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.0012 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.0002 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Tourism New Zealand Matiu/Somes Island | Wellington, New Zealand Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Radio New Zealand Our Changing World - Hydrogen on Matiu Somes Island Shared by 5 fields: Current
- Department of Conservation Matiu/Somes Island brochure Shared by 3 fields: Current
- HyLink HyLink™ Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Standards New Zealand Reviewing standards for the future integration of hydrogen Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Newsroom Small power: Scaling down hydrogen to our communities 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 | Matiu/Somes Island | View exact valueMatiu/Somes Island | Matiu/Somes Island | Wellington, New Zealand | — | |
| Site Name | Matiu/Somes Island | View exact valueMatiu/Somes Island | Our Changing World - Hydrogen on Matiu Somes Island | — | |
| Administrative Area | Wellington Harbour | View exact valueWellington Harbour | Matiu/Somes Island brochure | — | |
| Alias | Matiu/Somes Island, Mātiu/Somes | View exact value["Matiu/Somes Island","Mātiu/Somes"] | Matiu/Somes Island brochure | — | |
| Country | New Zealand | View exact valueNew Zealand | Matiu/Somes Island | Wellington, New Zealand | — | |
| Official Name | Matiu / Somes Island | View exact valueMatiu / Somes Island | Matiu/Somes Island brochure | — | |
| Components | small wind turbine, photovoltaic solar cells, batteries, electrolyser, underground earth-battery storage, small barbeque | View exact value["small wind turbine","photovoltaic solar cells","batteries","electrolyser","underground earth-battery storage","small barbeque"] | HyLink™ | — | |
| Feedstock | water | View exact valuewater | Our Changing World - Hydrogen on Matiu Somes Island | — | |
| Final Use | small barbeque | View exact valuesmall barbeque | Our Changing World - Hydrogen on Matiu Somes Island | — | |
| Power Source | small wind turbine, photovoltaic solar cells | View exact value["small wind turbine","photovoltaic solar cells"] | Our Changing World - Hydrogen on Matiu Somes Island | — | |
| Product | hydrogen | View exact valuehydrogen | Our Changing World - Hydrogen on Matiu Somes Island | — | |
| Project Type | renewable energy and distributed hydrogen energy system demonstration | View exact valuerenewable energy and distributed hydrogen energy system demonstration | Reviewing standards for the future integration of hydrogen | — | |
| Technology | HyLink™, distributed hydrogen energy system, electrolysis | View exact value["HyLink™","distributed hydrogen energy system","electrolysis"] | HyLink™ | — | |
| Capacity | 0.001 MW | View exact value0.0012 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | HyLink trial and demonstration on Matiu Somes Island since 2014 | View exact valueHyLink trial and demonstration on Matiu Somes Island since 2014 | Reviewing standards for the future integration of hydrogen | — | |
| 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: demonstration; As Of Date: 2021-07-22; Current Status At Cutoff: not established | View exact value{"stage":"demonstration","as_of_date":"2021-07-22","current_status_at_cutoff":"not established"} | Small power: Scaling down hydrogen to our communities | — | |
| Progress Status | As Of Date: 2021-07-22; Reported Progress: being trialled/demonstrated; Current Status At Cutoff: not established | View exact value{"as_of_date":"2021-07-22","reported_progress":"being trialled/demonstrated","current_status_at_cutoff":"not established"} | Small power: Scaling down hydrogen to our communities | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 0.261 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value0.2608695652173913 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.0012 MW | View exact value0.0012MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.0002 kt H2/y | View exact value0.00020338434782608695 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
15 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated