Synthetic Energy, Idaho
Overview
StatusAs Of: 2006-06-29; Status: operating with a hydrogen sales contract; Source Wording: Synthetic Energy has a contract to sell the hydrogen to Norco; As Of: 2016-11-16; Status: included as a wind-to-hydrogen example in a commercial electrolysis workshop; Source Wording: Synthetic Energy, Idaho, USA; Wind to H2
Country · regionUnited States · Elmore County, Idaho
Technologywater electrolysis powered by wind-generated electricity
ProductH2
Capacity0.036 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
Power Sourcewind
Capacity & economics
FinancingUSDA Department of Rural Development grant: $200,000
Purchase Agreement DetailsContract to sell hydrogen to Norco, a Boise commercial gas distributor
Status & timeline
Lifecycle StageAs Of: 2006-06-29; Stage: operating; Source Wording: operated by Synthetic Energy, Inc.; As Of: 2016-11-16; Stage: historically referenced as a wind-to-hydrogen demonstration/application; Source Wording: Synthetic Energy, Idaho, USA; Wind to H2
Date online (tracker field)2008 (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
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)7 Nm3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)7 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.005 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- U.S. Department of Energy Commercial Electrolysis: Setting the Stage for H2@Scale Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Mountain Home News Hydrogen gas production plant to be built here Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Hydrogen Cars Now Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho Shared by 4 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Hydrogen Cars Now Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho Shared by 2 fields: Current
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 | Synthetic Energy, Idaho | View exact valueSynthetic Energy, Idaho | Commercial Electrolysis: Setting the Stage for H2@Scale | — | |
| Administrative Area | Elmore County, Idaho | View exact valueElmore County, Idaho | Hydrogen gas production plant to be built here | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUSA | Commercial Electrolysis: Setting the Stage for H2@Scale | — | |
| Power Source | wind | View exact valuewind | Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho | — | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | Hydrogen gas production plant to be built here | — | |
| Technology | water electrolysis powered by wind-generated electricity | View exact valuewater electrolysis powered by wind-generated electricity | Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho | — | |
| Capacity | 0.036 MW | View exact value0.0364 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Financing | USDA Department of Rural Development grant: $200,000 | View exact valueUSDA Department of Rural Development grant: $200,000 | Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho | — | |
| Purchase Agreement Details | Contract to sell hydrogen to Norco, a Boise commercial gas distributor | View exact valueContract to sell hydrogen to Norco, a Boise commercial gas distributor | Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2008 | View exact value{"date":"2008","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | As Of: 2006-06-29; Stage: operating; Source Wording: operated by Synthetic Energy, Inc.; As Of: 2016-11-16; Stage: historically referenced as a wind-to-hydrogen demonstration/application; Source Wording: Synthetic Energy, Idaho, USA; Wind to H2 | View exact value[{"as_of":"2006-06-29","stage":"operating","source_wording":"operated by Synthetic Energy, Inc."},{"as_of":"2016-11-16","stage":"historically referenced as a wind-to-hydrogen demonstration/application","source_wording":"Synthetic Energy, Idaho, USA; Wind to H2"}] | Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho | — | |
| Progress Status | As Of: 2006-06-29; Status: operating with a hydrogen sales contract; Source Wording: Synthetic Energy has a contract to sell the hydrogen to Norco; As Of: 2016-11-16; Status: included as a wind-to-hydrogen example in a commercial electrolysis workshop; Source Wording: Synthetic Energy, Idaho, USA; Wind to H2 | View exact value[{"as_of":"2006-06-29","status":"operating with a hydrogen sales contract","source_wording":"Synthetic Energy has a contract to sell the hydrogen to Norco"},{"as_of":"2016-11-16","status":"included as a wind-to-hydrogen example in a commercial electrolysis workshop","source_wording":"Synthetic Energy, Idaho, USA; Wind to H2"}] | Wind Farm Sprouts Hydrogen Technology in Idaho | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 7 Nm3 H2/h | View exact value7 Nm3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 7 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value7 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.005 kt H2/y | View exact value0.00545748 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
9 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated