Plant Zero.1
Plant Zero.1 is a hydrogen project in Bicester Heritage, United Kingdom using DirectFT® Fischer-Tropsch technology.
Overview
StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Country · regionUnited Kingdom · Bicester Heritage
TechnologyDirectFT® Fischer-Tropsch technology
Productsynthetic petrol, diesel, avgas, jet fuel
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. “Other Electrolysis” and “Unknown PtX” are recorded classifications, not a specific electrolyzer design or power-to-X route.
Details
Technology & product
ComponentsDirect Air Capture (DAC), electrolysis, Fischer-Tropsch (FT) / DirectFT®
Configuration DetailUnknown PtXInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Feedstockair, water
Power Sourcesolar energy
Power Source Detailroof-mounted photovoltaics installation generating up to 78 kW
Project Typefully-featured synthetic fuel plant
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageopened facility; engineering-scale synthetic-fuel plant
Phase Sequenceconstruction/design followed by officially opened facility
Date online (tracker field)2023 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameBicester Heritage
Additional project information
Administrative AreaBicesterInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductSynfuelsInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyOther ElectrolysisInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Zero Technology | Zero Shared by 9 fields: Current
- Zero Plant Zero.1 to develop fossil-free synthetic fuels | Zero
- Bioenergy International Zero Petroleum and Global E&C partner on Plant Zero.1
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 6 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- D2Zero / Nexos Nexos supports construction of First-of-a-Kind synthetic fuel production facility 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 | Plant Zero.1 | View exact valuePlant Zero.1 | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Site Name | Bicester Heritage | View exact valueBicester Heritage | Plant Zero.1 to develop fossil-free synthetic fuels | Zero | Current | |
| Administrative Area | Bicester Heritage | View exact valueBicester Heritage | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Country | United Kingdom | View exact valueUnited Kingdom | Zero Petroleum and Global E&C partner on Plant Zero.1 | Current | |
| Components | Direct Air Capture (DAC), electrolysis, Fischer-Tropsch (FT) / DirectFT® | View exact value["Direct Air Capture (DAC)","electrolysis","Fischer-Tropsch (FT) / DirectFT®"] | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Unknown PtX | View exact valueUnknown PtX | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Feedstock | air, water | View exact value["air","water"] | Nexos supports construction of First-of-a-Kind synthetic fuel production facility | — | |
| Power Source | solar energy | View exact valuesolar energy | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Power Source Detail | roof-mounted photovoltaics installation generating up to 78 kW | View exact valueroof-mounted photovoltaics installation generating up to 78 kW | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Product | synthetic petrol, diesel, avgas, jet fuel | View exact value["synthetic petrol","diesel","avgas","jet fuel"] | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Project Type | fully-featured synthetic fuel plant | View exact valuefully-featured synthetic fuel plant | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Technology | DirectFT® Fischer-Tropsch technology | View exact valueDirectFT® Fischer-Tropsch technology | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2023 | View exact value{"date":"2023","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | opened facility; engineering-scale synthetic-fuel plant | View exact valueopened facility; engineering-scale synthetic-fuel plant | Technology | Zero | — | |
| Phase Sequence | construction/design followed by officially opened facility | View exact valueconstruction/design followed by officially opened facility | Nexos supports construction of First-of-a-Kind synthetic fuel production facility | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Administrative Area | Bicester | View exact valueBicester | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | Synfuels | View exact valueSynfuels | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Other Electrolysis | View exact valueOther Electrolysis | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
12 current sourced values · 3 older values · Record updated