Sunfire PtL demo "Fuel1"
Overview
Statuscommissioned / full operating condition reported in 2015
Country · regionGermany
TechnologySOEC (Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell), RWGS-conversion, fuel synthesis / Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Productsynthetic diesel, petrol, kerosene, waxes / chemicals base products
Capacity0.038 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
Feedstockwater / steam, CO2, renewable electricity
Project TypeR&D project / Power-to-Liquids pilot plant
Capacity & economics
Production Volumeup to 160
Total CapexProject Cost: € 12m; Sunfire Share: € 8m
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageoperating / demonstrated by 2015; later pilot operation ended October 2016
Phase SequenceProject duration: May 2012 - June 2015; start of operation in 2014
Eventgroundbreaking : 2013-07-22; inauguration : 2014-11-14; first synthetic diesel production : 2015-04-21
Date online (tracker field)2012 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameDresden
Official NamePower-to-Liquids demo plant Fuel1 in Dresden
Additional project information
CountryGermanyInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductSynfuelsInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologySOECInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.008 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)10m3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)10 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties Shared by 8 fields: Current
- Neware World’s first power-to-liquids production plant opened in Dresden 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)
- Renewable Carbon News Alternative fuels: sunfire now produces synthetic fuel from air, water and green electrical energy Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Audi MediaCenter Audi advances e-fuels technology: new “e-benzin” fuel being tested
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 | Sunfire PtL demo "Fuel1" | View exact valueSunfire PtL demo "Fuel1" | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Site Name | Dresden | View exact valueDresden | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Country | Germany | View exact valueDEU | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Official Name | Power-to-Liquids demo plant Fuel1 in Dresden | View exact valuePower-to-Liquids demo plant Fuel1 in Dresden | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Feedstock | water / steam, CO2, renewable electricity | View exact value["water / steam","CO2","renewable electricity"] | World’s first power-to-liquids production plant opened in Dresden | — | |
| Product | synthetic diesel, petrol, kerosene, waxes / chemicals base products | View exact value["synthetic diesel","petrol","kerosene","waxes / chemicals base products"] | World’s first power-to-liquids production plant opened in Dresden | — | |
| Project Type | R&D project / Power-to-Liquids pilot plant | View exact valueR&D project / Power-to-Liquids pilot plant | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Technology | SOEC (Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell), RWGS-conversion, fuel synthesis / Fischer-Tropsch synthesis | View exact value["SOEC (Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell)","RWGS-conversion","fuel synthesis / Fischer-Tropsch synthesis"] | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Capacity | 0.038 MW | View exact value0.038 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Production Volume | up to 160 | View exact valueup to 160 | Alternative fuels: sunfire now produces synthetic fuel from air, water and green electrical energy | — | |
| Total Capex | Project Cost: € 12m; Sunfire Share: € 8m | View exact value{"project_cost":"€ 12m","sunfire_share":"€ 8m"} | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Event | groundbreaking : 2013-07-22; inauguration : 2014-11-14; first synthetic diesel production : 2015-04-21 | View exact value[{"date":"2013-07-22","event":"groundbreaking"},{"date":"2014-11-14","event":"inauguration"},{"date":"2015-04-21","event":"first synthetic diesel production"}] | Alternative fuels: sunfire now produces synthetic fuel from air, water and green electrical energy | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2012 | View exact value{"date":"2012","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | operating / demonstrated by 2015; later pilot operation ended October 2016 | View exact valueoperating / demonstrated by 2015; later pilot operation ended October 2016 | Audi advances e-fuels technology: new “e-benzin” fuel being tested | Current | |
| Phase Sequence | Project duration: May 2012 - June 2015; start of operation in 2014 | View exact valueProject duration: May 2012 - June 2015; start of operation in 2014 | Business Model for Power to Gas/Liquids – Potentials, Challenges and Uncertainties | — | |
| Progress Status | commissioned / full operating condition reported in 2015 | View exact valuecommissioned / full operating condition reported in 2015 | Alternative fuels: sunfire now produces synthetic fuel from air, water and green electrical energy | — | |
| Country | Germany | View exact valueGermany | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | Synfuels | View exact valueSynfuels | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | SOEC | View exact valueSOEC | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.008 kt H2/y | View exact value0.0077963999999999985 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 10m3 H2/h | View exact value10m3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 10 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value10 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
13 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated