UCI Hydrogen Blending
Overview
Statusproposed; CPUC public participation hearing held 2025-07-01
Country · regionUnited States
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Productclean renewable hydrogen blended with natural gas
Capacity0.068 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
Componentselectrolyzer; hydrogen storage; blending skid
Configuration DetailHydrogen produced onsite from water and solar-generated electricity would be stored onsite, blended with natural gas, and routed to isolated campus infrastructure serving ARC.
Final Uselight commercial equipment
Power Sourcesolar power / electricity generated from solar panels
Project Typehydrogen blending demonstration project
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageproposed
EventCPUC public participation hearing on 2025-07-01
Date online (tracker field)2016 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameAnteater Recreation Center (ARC)
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.01 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)13 Nm3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)13 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) UCI Hydrogen Blending Shared by 7 fields: Current
- University of California, Irvine A Smart Step Towards a Cleaner Future: Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine
- University of California, Irvine Hydrogen Blending Project // UC Irvine 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)
- California Public Utilities Commission Hydrogen Blending Pilot Public Participation Hearing
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 | UCI Hydrogen Blending | View exact valueUCI Hydrogen Blending | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Site Name | Anteater Recreation Center (ARC) | View exact valueAnteater Recreation Center (ARC) | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | A Smart Step Towards a Cleaner Future: Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | Current | |
| Components | electrolyzer; hydrogen storage; blending skid | View exact valueelectrolyzer; hydrogen storage; blending skid | Hydrogen Blending Project // UC Irvine | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Hydrogen produced onsite from water and solar-generated electricity would be stored onsite, blended with natural gas, and routed to isolated campus infrastructure serving ARC. | View exact valueHydrogen produced onsite from water and solar-generated electricity would be stored onsite, blended with natural gas, and routed to isolated campus infrastructure serving ARC. | Hydrogen Blending Project // UC Irvine | — | |
| Final Use | light commercial equipment | View exact valuelight commercial equipment | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Power Source | solar power / electricity generated from solar panels | View exact valuesolar power / electricity generated from solar panels | Hydrogen Blending Project // UC Irvine | — | |
| Product | clean renewable hydrogen blended with natural gas | View exact valueclean renewable hydrogen blended with natural gas | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Project Type | hydrogen blending demonstration project | View exact valuehydrogen blending demonstration project | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity | 0.068 MW | View exact value0.0676 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | CPUC public participation hearing on 2025-07-01 | View exact valueCPUC public participation hearing on 2025-07-01 | Hydrogen Blending Pilot Public Participation Hearing | Current | |
| Event | Date online : 2016 | View exact value{"date":"2016","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | proposed | View exact valueproposed | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Progress Status | proposed; CPUC public participation hearing held 2025-07-01 | View exact valueproposed; CPUC public participation hearing held 2025-07-01 | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.01 kt H2/y | View exact value0.01013532 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 13 Nm3 H2/h | View exact value13 Nm3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 13 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value13 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
11 current sourced values · 3 older values · Record updated