OMV and Kommunalkredit to construct Austria’s largest electrolysis plant
Plans have today (15
th Feb) been unveiled for Austria’s largest electrolysis plant that will produce up to 1,500 metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually.
To be located in the OMV Schwechat Refinery, the €25m plant will be constructed as part of a joint investment between international oil, gas and chemicals company OMV and Kommunalkredit Austria AG.
Green hydrogen produced at the site will be used to hydrogenate bio-based and fossil fuels, substituting grey hydrogen in the refinery, reducing OMV’s carbon footprint by up to 15,000 metric tonnes of fossil CO2 annually.