PRIMOLYZER
PRIMOLYZER is a hydrogen project in DK using PEM electrolyser; status: completed; recorded capacity: 1 Nm3/h.
Overview
Statuscompleted
Country · regionDK
TechnologyPEM electrolyser
Producthydrogen (H2)
Capacity1 Nm3/h
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 DetailCooling: liquid cooled; Pressure: 10 MPa (100 bar); Hydrogen Production Capacity: 1 Nm3/h
Final Usefuel a domestic hydrogen micro-CHP for heat and electricity
Project Typeresearch and development project
Capacity & economics
Production Volume620 Nm3 H2 produced
Status & timeline
Actual Output620 Nm3 hydrogen produced
Actual Utilization1.5 kW LT PEM µCHP operated for circa 220 hours on produced hydrogen
Lifecycle Stagecompleted / project closed
Date online (tracker field)2010 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
External Identifier245228
Additional project information
CountryDenmarkInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)1 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.001 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (MWel)0.005 MWelInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)1 Nm3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
- End Date: 2012-06-30; Start Date: 2010-01-01
Sources & record history
Sources
- CORDIS / European Commission PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary Shared by 12 fields: Current
- Clean Hydrogen Partnership / European Union PrimoLyzer Shared by 2 fields: Current
- CORDIS / European Commission Improved hydrogen-powered heat and electricity for homes
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 9 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
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 | PRIMOLYZER | View exact valuePRIMOLYZER | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Country | DK | View exact valueDK | PrimoLyzer | — | |
| External Identifier | 245228 | View exact value245228 | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Cooling: liquid cooled; Pressure: 10 MPa (100 bar); Hydrogen Production Capacity: 1 Nm3/h | View exact value{"cooling":"liquid cooled","pressure":"10 MPa (100 bar)","hydrogen_production_capacity":"1 Nm3/h"} | PrimoLyzer | — | |
| Final Use | fuel a domestic hydrogen micro-CHP for heat and electricity | View exact valuefuel a domestic hydrogen micro-CHP for heat and electricity | Improved hydrogen-powered heat and electricity for homes | Current | |
| Product | hydrogen (H2) | View exact valuehydrogen (H2) | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Project Type | research and development project | View exact valueresearch and development project | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Technology | PEM electrolyser | View exact valuePEM electrolyser | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Capacity | 1 Nm3/h | View exact value1 Nm3/h | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Production Volume | 620 Nm3 H2 produced | View exact value620 Nm3 H2 produced | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Actual Output | 620 Nm3 hydrogen produced | View exact value620 Nm3 hydrogen produced | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Actual Utilization | 1.5 kW LT PEM µCHP operated for circa 220 hours on produced hydrogen | View exact value1.5 kW LT PEM µCHP operated for circa 220 hours on produced hydrogen | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Event | End Date: 2012-06-30; Start Date: 2010-01-01 | View exact value{"end_date":"2012-06-30","start_date":"2010-01-01"} | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2010 | View exact value{"date":"2010","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | completed / project closed | View exact valuecompleted / project closed | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Progress Status | completed | View exact valuecompleted | PRessurIzed PEM electrOLYZER — Final Report Summary | — | |
| Country | Denmark | View exact valueDenmark | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 1 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value1 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.001 kt H2/y | View exact value0.00077964 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (MWel) | 0.005 MWel | View exact value0.0052 MWel | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 1 Nm3 H2/h | View exact value1 Nm3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
14 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated