Declares new investment in massive a 140 MW green hydrogen plant
OMV formally inaugurated its flagship ReOil and electrolyzer facilities on the Schwechat refinery near Vienna. The proprietary ReOil chemical recycling plant transform tough-to-recycle plastics into virgin-quality products, driving circularity and lowering environmental effect.
The new 10 MW electrolyzer facility has a manufacturing potential of up to 1,500 tons of green hydrogen yearly and is the biggest of its kind in Austria. The two advanced technologies took center-stage at OMV’s event “From Innovation to Effect: Forward for Good”, hosted by Alfred Stern, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of OMV, and Martijn van Koten, OMV Executive Vice President Fuels & Feedstock and Chemicals.
Alfred Stern, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of OMV: “This inauguration identifies a determines step in our Strategy 2030. It is driven by one clear ambition: to become an incorporated sustainable chemicals, fuels, and energy enterprise, whilst left steadfast in our dedication to attaining net-zero emissions by 2050. Such systemic change demand collaboration across the entire value chain, which is why I am delighted to commemorate this milestone with all those who contribute and share our vision to shaping a more sustainable future.”
Stern introduced: “As purchaser requires continue to develop, our transformative technologies empower us to satisfy both current and future requirements. By strengthening the link among refining and chemical manufacturing, we unlock greater performance, flexibility, and sustainability. This is how we flip molecules into value — and strategy into significant effect.”
Moreover, OMV has made the very last decision to invest a mid-3 digit million-euro sum in a new flagship green hydrogen plant in Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria. There, OMV plans to construct a 140 MW electrolysis facility, issue to and beneath the belief of a positive results of the European and Austrian Hydrogen Bank auction. With an annual manufacturing capability of as much as 23,000 tons of green hydrogen, the new plant might be certainly one of the largest of its kind in Europe. OMV a to anticipated lessen CO₂ emissions by approximately 150,000 tons annually, equivalent to the yearly carbon footprint of 20,000 people.
Martijn van Koten, OMV Executive Vice President Fuels & Feedstock and Chemicals: “With this venture, we are re-inventing the manufacturing of regular important fuels and chemical products – a innovative step that shows how industrial innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand. By using of green hydrogen in the future, we are making the procedures and manufacturing of fuels and chemical products more sustainable and are future-proofing our industry. Our planned 140 MW electrolysis plant in Bruck an der Leitha will meet a significant s of thehare hydrogen need at the OMV Schwechat refinery, reinforcing our role as a pioneer in industrilal transformation.”
With an anticipated start-up on the end of 2027, the new facility will produce green hydrogen using renewable energy from wind, solar, and hydro energy. This 140 MW electrolyzer venture is about to advantage the experience accumulated from OMV’s 10 MW electrolyzer facility. The latter was successfully completed in partnership with Kommunalkredit on the end of 2024. As one of the first green hydrogen manufacturing plants in Europe, it’s been certified as Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) below the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) legislation.
