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SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project

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11 sourced values · 2 earlier records · 10 secondary context values

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Progress Statuscommissioned; project scheduled to run until December 2026Confidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project
CountryUnited StatesConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project
Capacity0.25 MWEarlier record
Original source not yet verified
LocationView on map →

Project Identity and Location

Public NameSoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration ProjectConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project
Site NameEnergy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF)Confidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing
Administrative AreaGolden, ColoradoConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing

Project Purpose and Configuration

Componentselectrolyzer, biomethanation reactor, archaea microorganismsConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing
Configuration Detail25-foot tall bioreactor system; hydrogen combined with carbon dioxide and converted to methane by microorganismsConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing
Productpipeline quality methane, renewable natural gas (RNG)Confidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing
Project Typepower-to-gas technology testing / biomethanation reactor systemConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing
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Technologypower-to-gas, biomethanationConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing

Project Lifecycle and Change

Lifecycle Stagecommissioned research demonstration projectConfidence: Reported
Source: SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project

Earlier records

Technology detailUnknown PtXEarlier record
Original source not yet verified

Secondary research context

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CountryUnited StatesSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Public NameSoCalGas-NRELSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Event2019Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Progress StatusOperationalSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
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ProductCH4Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
TechnologyOther ElectrolysisSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Capacity0.25 MWSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Capacity0.043Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Capacity0.25Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Capacity55.556Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency

Sources

SourceTypePublisherAs of
SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration ProjectOriginal sourceSempra / Southern California Gas Company
SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas TestingOriginal sourceSempra