OMV is setting another milestone on the road toward a climate-neutral energy future by laying the foundation stone for one of the largest electrolysis plants for green hydrogen in Europe. The 140 MW plant in Bruck an der Leitha is scheduled to go into operation at the end of 2027.
OMV will produce up to 23,000 tons of hydrogen annually in future using renewable energy from wind, solar, and hydropower, making a significant contribution toward reducing the company’s carbon emissions.
The new plant will enable the local production of green hydrogen and thus significantly increase the sustainability of the production processes, as well as the fuel and chemical products at the OMV refinery in Schwechat. OMV expects this to result in an annual reduction of up to 150,000 tons of carbon emissions* – i.e., around 10 percent of the refinery’s current direct, production-related emissions.
The project underlines OMV’s pioneering position in green hydrogen production in the refinery sector in Europe. The company already operates a 10 MW electrolyzer in Austria. The planned large-scale plant in Bruck an der Leitha with an electrolyser size of 140 MW will be the largest of its kind in Austria, in South-Eastern Europe and one of the five largest in Europe.
