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OMV showcases groundbreaking technologies at Schwechat Refinery
Production expected by end 2027 with an annual output of 23,000 tons of green hydrogen, supplying OMV’s Schwechat refinery.
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OMV officially inaugurated its flagship ReOil® and electrolyzer facilities at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna. The proprietary ReOil chemical recycling plant converts hard-to-recycle plastics into virgin-quality products, driving circularity and reducing environmental impact. The new 10 MW electrolyzer facility has a production capacity of up to 1,500 tons of green hydrogen annually and is the biggest of its kind in Austria.
Furthermore, OMV has made the final decision to invest a mid-three-digit million-euro sum in a new flagship green hydrogen plant in Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria. There, OMV plans to build a 140 MW electrolysis facility, subject to and under the assumption of a positive outcome of the European and Austrian Hydrogen Bank auction. With an annual production capacity of up to 23,000 tons of green hydrogen, the new plant will be one of the largest of its kind in Europe. OMV expects to reduce CO₂ emissions by approximately 150,000 tons per year, equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of 20,000 people.
With an expected start-up at the end of 2027, the new facility will produce green hydrogen using renewable energy from wind, solar, and hydro power. This 140 MW electrolyzer project is set to benefit from the experience gained from OMV’s 10 MW electrolyzer facility. The latter was successfully completed in partnership with Kommunalkredit at the end of 2024. As one of the first green hydrogen production plants in Europe, it has been certified as Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) legislation.
The two pioneering technologies at OMV’s inauguration event “From Innovation to Impact Forward for Good”:
- ReOil® chemical recycling plant: Converts hard-to-recycle plastics into virgin-quality products, driving circularity and reducing environmental impact.
- Austria’s largest operational green hydrogen electrolyzer: A 10 MW facility with a production capacity of up to 1,500 tons of green hydrogen annually, paving the way for a scaled-up electrolyzer by 2027.
The planned 140 MW electrolyzer facility in Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria:
- Production volume: Up to 23,000 metric tons of green hydrogen per year, with a CO₂ emissions reduction of around 150,000 metric tons annually.
