SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project
SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project is a hydrogen project in Golden, Colorado, United States using power-to-gas, biomethanation.
Overview
Statuscommissioned; project scheduled to run until December 2026
Country · regionUnited States · Golden, Colorado
Technologypower-to-gas, biomethanation
Productpipeline quality methane, renewable natural gas (RNG)
Capacity0.25 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. “Other Electrolysis” and “Unknown PtX” are recorded classifications, not a specific electrolyzer design or power-to-X route.
Details
Technology & product
Componentselectrolyzer, biomethanation reactor, archaea microorganisms
Configuration Detail25-foot tall bioreactor system; hydrogen combined with carbon dioxide and converted to methane by microorganisms
Project Typepower-to-gas technology testing / biomethanation reactor system
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagecommissioned research demonstration project
Date online (tracker field)2019 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameEnergy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF)
Additional project information
CountryUnited StatesInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusOperationalInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Configuration DetailUnknown PtXInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductCH4International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyOther ElectrolysisInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.25 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.043 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)55.6 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Sempra / Southern California Gas Company SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project Shared by 4 fields: Current
- Sempra SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing Shared by 7 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 10 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 |
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| Name | SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project | View exact valueSoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project | SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project | — | |
| Site Name | Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) | View exact valueEnergy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) | 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 Area | Golden, Colorado | View exact valueGolden, Colorado | SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUSA | SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project | — | |
| Components | electrolyzer, biomethanation reactor, archaea microorganisms | View exact value["electrolyzer","biomethanation reactor","archaea microorganisms"] | 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 Detail | 25-foot tall bioreactor system; hydrogen combined with carbon dioxide and converted to methane by microorganisms | View exact value25-foot tall bioreactor system; hydrogen combined with carbon dioxide and converted to methane by microorganisms | SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing | — | |
| Product | pipeline quality methane, renewable natural gas (RNG) | View exact value["pipeline quality methane","renewable natural gas (RNG)"] | 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 Type | power-to-gas technology testing / biomethanation reactor system | View exact valuepower-to-gas technology testing / biomethanation reactor system | SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing | — | |
| Technology | power-to-gas, biomethanation | View exact value["power-to-gas","biomethanation"] | SoCalGas and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Install Nation's First Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing | — | |
| Capacity | 0.25 MW | View exact value0.25 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | Date online : 2019 | View exact value{"date":"2019","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | commissioned research demonstration project | View exact valuecommissioned research demonstration project | SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project | — | |
| Progress Status | commissioned; project scheduled to run until December 2026 | View exact valuecommissioned; project scheduled to run until December 2026 | SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Operational | View exact valueOperational | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | Unknown PtX | View exact valueUnknown PtX | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | CH4 | View exact valueCH4 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Other Electrolysis | View exact valueOther Electrolysis | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.25 MW | View exact value0.25 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.043 kt H2/y | View exact value0.043313333333333336 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 55.6 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value55.55555555555556 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
10 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated