Surf ‘n’ Turf
Overview
Statustidal-powered hydrogen generated in August 2017
Country · regionOrkney Islands
TechnologyPEM electrolysis, hydrogen fuel cell
Producthydrogen gas
Capacity0.67 MWEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
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
Componentselectrolyser, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transport trailers, fuel cell, hydrogen training facility
Power Sourcetidal energy, wind energy
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagepilot project (2015–2017)
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- European Marine Energy Centre Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC Shared by 6 fields: Current
- Surf 'n' Turf project Orkney Introduction Shared by 2 fields: Current
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025
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 | Surf ‘n’ Turf | View exact valueSurf ‘n’ Turf | Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC | — | |
| Administrative Area | Orkney Islands | View exact valueOrkney Islands | Orkney Introduction | — | |
| Components | electrolyser, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transport trailers, fuel cell, hydrogen training facility | View exact value["electrolyser","hydrogen storage","hydrogen transport trailers","fuel cell","hydrogen training facility"] | Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC | — | |
| Power Source | tidal energy, wind energy | View exact value["tidal energy","wind energy"] | Orkney Introduction | — | |
| Product | hydrogen gas | View exact valuehydrogen gas | Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC | — | |
| Technology | PEM electrolysis, hydrogen fuel cell | View exact value["PEM electrolysis","hydrogen fuel cell"] | Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC | — | |
| Capacity | 0.67 MW | View exact value0.67 MW | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 Confidence: reported | Snapshot 2025-12-01 | Older value (2025) |
| Lifecycle Stage | pilot project (2015–2017) | View exact valuepilot project (2015–2017) | Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC | — | |
| Progress Status | tidal-powered hydrogen generated in August 2017 | View exact valuetidal-powered hydrogen generated in August 2017 | Surf ‘n’ Turf : EMEC | — |
Record history
7 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated