PURE Project
Overview
Statusimplemented demonstration system; opened May 2005
Country · regionUnited Kingdom · Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Technologywind power, high-pressure electrolysis, PEM fuel cell
Producthydrogen
Capacity0.015 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
Componentswind turbines, electrolyser, hydrogen storage, hydrogen dispensing/refuelling, PEM fuel cell, battery vehicle
Configuration DetailWind power is combined with hydrogen technology to provide energy needs for five businesses; the system includes electrolysis, storage, refuelling and fuel-cell backup.
Final Useindustrial-estate energy, transport, backup electricity, heating
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagedemonstration
EventOfficially opened 22 May 2005
Date online (tracker field)2005 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameUnst
Additional project information
Progress StatusOperationalInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.003 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)3.26 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.015 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Pure Energy Centre Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project Shared by 9 fields: Current
- Journal of Power Sources / Elsevier A field application experience of integrating hydrogen technology with wind power in a remote island location 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)
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 | PURE Project | View exact valuePURE Project | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Site Name | Unst | View exact valueUnst | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Administrative Area | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | View exact valueUnst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Country | United Kingdom | View exact valueUnited Kingdom | A field application experience of integrating hydrogen technology with wind power in a remote island location | — | |
| Components | wind turbines, electrolyser, hydrogen storage, hydrogen dispensing/refuelling, PEM fuel cell, battery vehicle | View exact value["wind turbines","electrolyser","hydrogen storage","hydrogen dispensing/refuelling","PEM fuel cell","battery vehicle"] | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Wind power is combined with hydrogen technology to provide energy needs for five businesses; the system includes electrolysis, storage, refuelling and fuel-cell backup. | View exact valueWind power is combined with hydrogen technology to provide energy needs for five businesses; the system includes electrolysis, storage, refuelling and fuel-cell backup. | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Final Use | industrial-estate energy, transport, backup electricity, heating | View exact value["industrial-estate energy","transport","backup electricity","heating"] | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Product | hydrogen | View exact valuehydrogen | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Technology | wind power, high-pressure electrolysis, PEM fuel cell | View exact value["wind power","high-pressure electrolysis","PEM fuel cell"] | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Capacity | 0.015 MW | View exact value0.015 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | Officially opened 22 May 2005 | View exact valueOfficially opened 22 May 2005 | Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2005 | View exact value{"date":"2005","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | demonstration | View exact valuedemonstration | A field application experience of integrating hydrogen technology with wind power in a remote island location | — | |
| Progress Status | implemented demonstration system; opened May 2005 | View exact valueimplemented demonstration system; opened May 2005 | A field application experience of integrating hydrogen technology with wind power in a remote island location | — | |
| Progress Status | Operational | View exact valueOperational | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.003 kt H2/y | View exact value0.002542304347826087 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 3.26 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value3.260869565217391 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.015 MW | View exact value0.015MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
11 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated