Port of Antwerp-Bruges AEM electrolyser
Overview
Statusinstallation underway; commissioning planned for September 2026
Country · regionBelgium
Technologyanion exchange membrane (AEM); M-Class hybrid AEM electrolyzer
Productrenewable hydrogen
Capacityhalf-megawatt (500-kilowatt) electrolyzer
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
Configuration Detail500-kW system built on industrial 250-kW stack modules; pressurized operation and renewable load-following design
Power Sourcerenewable electricity / own renewable power (intended operating basis)
Project Typeindustrial-scale commercial demonstration
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageconstruction / installation
Permitspermits approved for initial site preparation; final environmental permits in progress (historical owner statement)
Date online (tracker field)2025 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameNextGen Demo / NextGen District
Additional project information
Administrative AreaAntwerpInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyAEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Power to Hydrogen Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges Shared by 9 fields: Current
- Port of Antwerp-Bruges NextGen Demo: first concessionaires Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Power to Hydrogen P2H2 Partnership: Port of Antwerp-Bruges
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 | Port of Antwerp-Bruges AEM electrolyser | View exact valuePort of Antwerp-Bruges AEM electrolyser | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Site Name | NextGen Demo / NextGen District | View exact valueNextGen Demo / NextGen District | NextGen Demo: first concessionaires | — | |
| Country | Belgium | View exact valueBelgium | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Configuration Detail | 500-kW system built on industrial 250-kW stack modules; pressurized operation and renewable load-following design | View exact value500-kW system built on industrial 250-kW stack modules; pressurized operation and renewable load-following design | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Power Source | renewable electricity / own renewable power (intended operating basis) | View exact valuerenewable electricity / own renewable power (intended operating basis) | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Product | renewable hydrogen | View exact valuerenewable hydrogen | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Project Type | industrial-scale commercial demonstration | View exact valueindustrial-scale commercial demonstration | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Technology | anion exchange membrane (AEM); M-Class hybrid AEM electrolyzer | View exact valueanion exchange membrane (AEM); M-Class hybrid AEM electrolyzer | NextGen Demo: first concessionaires | — | |
| Capacity | half-megawatt (500-kilowatt) electrolyzer | View exact valuehalf-megawatt (500-kilowatt) electrolyzer | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2025 | View exact value{"date":"2025","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | construction / installation | View exact valueconstruction / installation | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Permits | permits approved for initial site preparation; final environmental permits in progress (historical owner statement) | View exact valuepermits approved for initial site preparation; final environmental permits in progress (historical owner statement) | P2H2 Partnership: Port of Antwerp-Bruges | Current | |
| Progress Status | installation underway; commissioning planned for September 2026 | View exact valueinstallation underway; commissioning planned for September 2026 | Power to Hydrogen Delivers First-of-a-Kind Industrial-Scale AEM Electrolyzer to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges | — | |
| Administrative Area | Antwerp | View exact valueAntwerp | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | AEM | View exact valueAEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
11 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated