Wind2Hydrogen (W2H)
Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) is a hydrogen project in Lower Austria, Austria using high-pressure PEM electrolyser; recorded capacity: 100 (unit not recorded).
Overview
Statushistorically operated pilot facility; operation ended at end of 2017
Country · regionAustria · Lower Austria
Technologyhigh-pressure PEM electrolyser
Producthigh-purity hydrogen
Capacity100 (unit not recorded)
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
Components100 kW pilot plant; high-pressure PEM electrolyser; gas-grid mixing line; hydrogen cylinders
Power Sourcewind power / renewable power
Project Grouppower-to-gas development thrust
Project Typepilot plant / pilot facility
Status & timeline
Actual Utilizationtested with varying load profiles, including base-load, price-responsive, surplus-power, grid-service and operating-reserve modes
Lifecycle Stagepilot facility operation (January 2014–end 2017)
Eventpilot plant opening on 19.8.2015
Date online (tracker field)2015 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameAuersthal
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (MWel)0.1 MWelInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)19.2 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.015 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.1 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- energy innovation austria Wind2Hydrogen (W2H)
- Gas Connect Austria GmbH Power-to-Gas / Wind2Hydrogen Shared by 4 fields: Current
- energy-innovation-austria Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) Shared by 10 fields: Current
- 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 | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | View exact valueWind2Hydrogen (W2H) | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | Current | |
| Site Name | Auersthal | View exact valueAuersthal | Power-to-Gas / Wind2Hydrogen | — | |
| Administrative Area | Lower Austria | View exact valueLower Austria | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Country | Austria | View exact valueAustria | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Components | 100 kW pilot plant; high-pressure PEM electrolyser; gas-grid mixing line; hydrogen cylinders | View exact value100 kW pilot plant; high-pressure PEM electrolyser; gas-grid mixing line; hydrogen cylinders | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Power Source | wind power / renewable power | View exact valuewind power / renewable power | Power-to-Gas / Wind2Hydrogen | — | |
| Product | high-purity hydrogen | View exact valuehigh-purity hydrogen | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Project Group | power-to-gas development thrust | View exact valuepower-to-gas development thrust | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Project Type | pilot plant / pilot facility | View exact valuepilot plant / pilot facility | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Technology | high-pressure PEM electrolyser | View exact valuehigh-pressure PEM electrolyser | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Capacity | 100 (unit not recorded) | View exact value100 | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Actual Utilization | tested with varying load profiles, including base-load, price-responsive, surplus-power, grid-service and operating-reserve modes | View exact valuetested with varying load profiles, including base-load, price-responsive, surplus-power, grid-service and operating-reserve modes | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Event | pilot plant opening on 19.8.2015 | View exact valuepilot plant opening on 19.8.2015 | Wind2Hydrogen (W2H) | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2015 | View exact value{"date":"2015","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | pilot facility operation (January 2014–end 2017) | View exact valuepilot facility operation (January 2014–end 2017) | Power-to-Gas / Wind2Hydrogen | — | |
| Progress Status | historically operated pilot facility; operation ended at end of 2017 | View exact valuehistorically operated pilot facility; operation ended at end of 2017 | Power-to-Gas / Wind2Hydrogen | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (MWel) | 0.1 MWel | View exact value0.1 MWel | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 19.2 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value19.230769230769234 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.015 kt H2/y | View exact value0.014993076923076923 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.1 MW | View exact value0.1MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
14 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated