Utsira Wind Power & Hydrogen Plant
Utsira Wind Power & Hydrogen Plant is a hydrogen project in Norway using wind electrolysis.
Overview
StatusPeriod: 2004-2008; Status: completed demonstration; Original Statement: The project was operated continuously for four years, with more than 50% of the time in stand-alone mode.
Country · regionNorway
Technologywind electrolysis
Producthydrogen
Capacity0.048 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
Project Typeautonomous wind/hydrogen energy demonstration system
Status & timeline
Actual Utilizationoperated continuously for four years; more than 50% of the time in stand-alone mode
Lifecycle StageBasis: Finite project period and four years of continuous operation stated in source.; Stage: completed; Original Period: 2004-2008
Date online (tracker field)2004 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameUtsira Island
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.048 MW - 10 Nm3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)10.4 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.008 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant — IPHE Renewable Hydrogen Report Shared by 4 fields: Current
- International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant Shared by 4 fields: Current
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy / Elsevier The wind/hydrogen demonstration system at Utsira in Norway: Evaluation of system performance using operational data and updated hydrogen energy system modeling tools
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Utsira Wind Power & Hydrogen Plant | View exact valueUtsira Wind Power & Hydrogen Plant | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant — IPHE Renewable Hydrogen Report | — | |
| Site Name | Utsira Island | View exact valueUtsira Island | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant | — | |
| Country | Norway | View exact valueNorway | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant — IPHE Renewable Hydrogen Report | — | |
| Product | hydrogen | View exact valuehydrogen | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant | — | |
| Project Type | autonomous wind/hydrogen energy demonstration system | View exact valueautonomous wind/hydrogen energy demonstration system | The wind/hydrogen demonstration system at Utsira in Norway: Evaluation of system performance using operational data and updated hydrogen energy system modeling tools | Current | |
| Technology | wind electrolysis | View exact valuewind electrolysis | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant | — | |
| Capacity | 0.048 MW | View exact value0.048 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Actual Utilization | operated continuously for four years; more than 50% of the time in stand-alone mode | View exact valueoperated continuously for four years; more than 50% of the time in stand-alone mode | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2004 | View exact value{"date":"2004","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | Basis: Finite project period and four years of continuous operation stated in source.; Stage: completed; Original Period: 2004-2008 | View exact value{"basis":"Finite project period and four years of continuous operation stated in source.","stage":"completed","original_period":"2004-2008"} | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant — IPHE Renewable Hydrogen Report | — | |
| Progress Status | Period: 2004-2008; Status: completed demonstration; Original Statement: The project was operated continuously for four years, with more than 50% of the time in stand-alone mode. | View exact value{"period":"2004-2008","status":"completed_demonstration","original_statement":"The project was operated continuously for four years, with more than 50% of the time in stand-alone mode."} | Utsira Wind Power and Hydrogen Plant — IPHE Renewable Hydrogen Report | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.048 MW - 10 Nm3 H2/h | View exact value0.048MW - 10 Nm3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 10.4 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value10.434782608695652 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.008 kt H2/y | View exact value0.008135373913043477 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
8 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated