High Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP
Overview
Statusdemonstration plant built and operated; HEPP described as a 2017–2020 pilot project
Country · regionSwitzerland
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductCH4International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity0.025 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
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagebuilt and operated (2014–2017)
Date online (tracker field)2015 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.004 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.025 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)5.43 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule High Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP | Project | OST Shared by 3 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule 1st power-to-methane demonstration plant in Switzerland
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 | High Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP | View exact valueHigh Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP | High Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP | Project | OST | — | |
| Country | Switzerland | View exact valueSwitzerland | High Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP | Project | OST | — | |
| Product | CH4 | View exact valueCH4 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity | 0.025 MW | View exact value0.025 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | Date online : 2015 | View exact value{"date":"2015","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | built and operated (2014–2017) | View exact valuebuilt and operated (2014–2017) | 1st power-to-methane demonstration plant in Switzerland | Current | |
| Progress Status | demonstration plant built and operated; HEPP described as a 2017–2020 pilot project | View exact valuedemonstration plant built and operated; HEPP described as a 2017–2020 pilot project | High Efficiency Power-to-Methane Pilot – HEPP | Project | OST | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.004 kt H2/y | View exact value0.004237173913043478 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.025 MW | View exact value0.025MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 5.43 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value5.434782608695652 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
3 current sourced values · 4 older values · Record updated