Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine
Overview
Statuscurrently being evaluated by the California Public Utilities Commission
Country · regionUnited States
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Productclean renewable hydrogen blended into natural gas
Capacity0.005 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; onsite hydrogen storage; blending skid; isolated campus natural-gas section
Configuration Detail5% initial hydrogen blend, gradually increasing up to 20% in an isolated UCI campus section; proposed active blending approximately 18 months
Final Useheating and cooling system, pool and locker-room water heating, and instructional kitchen at the ARC if approved
Power Sourcesolar-panel electricity for proposed clean renewable hydrogen production
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageproposed
Date online (tracker field)2016 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Additional project information
CountryUnited StatesInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)1 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)1 Nm3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.001 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- University of California, Irvine Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine Shared by 4 fields: Current
- Southern California Gas Company UCI Hydrogen Blending Shared by 2 fields: Current
- University of California, Irvine News The house of the future Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 9 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- University of California, Irvine Hydrogen Blending Review Committee UCI H2 Project Report
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 | Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | View exact valueHydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUSA | Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | — | |
| Components | electrolyzer; onsite hydrogen storage; blending skid; isolated campus natural-gas section | View exact valueelectrolyzer; onsite hydrogen storage; blending skid; isolated campus natural-gas section | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Configuration Detail | 5% initial hydrogen blend, gradually increasing up to 20% in an isolated UCI campus section; proposed active blending approximately 18 months | View exact value5% initial hydrogen blend, gradually increasing up to 20% in an isolated UCI campus section; proposed active blending approximately 18 months | UCI Hydrogen Blending | — | |
| Final Use | heating and cooling system, pool and locker-room water heating, and instructional kitchen at the ARC if approved | View exact valueheating and cooling system, pool and locker-room water heating, and instructional kitchen at the ARC if approved | The house of the future | — | |
| Power Source | solar-panel electricity for proposed clean renewable hydrogen production | View exact valuesolar-panel electricity for proposed clean renewable hydrogen production | Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | — | |
| Product | clean renewable hydrogen blended into natural gas | View exact valueclean renewable hydrogen blended into natural gas | Hydrogen Blending Project at UC Irvine | — | |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity | 0.005 MW | View exact value0.0052 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| 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 H2 Project Report | Current | |
| Progress Status | currently being evaluated by the California Public Utilities Commission | View exact valuecurrently being evaluated by the California Public Utilities Commission | The house of the future | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 1 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value1 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 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 | — | — |
Record history
8 current sourced values · 3 older values · Record updated