OTS - E-Steiermark to launch Austria's first "green" hydrogen production facility to supply the industrial sector in 2022
2021. November 15. 13:19
Graz, 15.11. 2021 (APA/OTS) - Generation from solar and biogas
sources. First supply contracts signed with Wolfram (Sandvik
Group). Savings of over 5,000 tons of CO2 annually. - The decision
has been made: Energie Steiermark is constructing Austria's first
off-site "green" hydrogen production facility in Gabersdorf,
southern Styria. The company is investing around 10 million euros
in the construction of an innovative generation plant covering an
area of 10,000 square metres. The plant will combine a large-scale
photovoltaic system comprising 6,000 square metres of solar
collectors with resources from an existing biogas plant.
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"This is an additional step in our comprehensive sustainability
strategy. Construction will start in spring 2022, and completion is
planned for the end of the year", according to Chief Executives
Christian Purrer and Martin Graf. The aim is to produce up to 300
tons of green hydrogen per year, which would enable a
hydrogen-powered car to cover over 40 million kilometres. The
project will save up to 5,200 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
There is great interest in green hydrogen. A first supply
contract has now been signed with Wolfram Bergbau & Hütten AG
(Sandvik Group). The industrial company based in St. Martin has
secured 840,000 cubic metres of hydrogen (around 70 tons) annually
in order to make its production even more sustainable from October
2022.
"The contract with Energie Steiermark enables us to get started
with "green hydrogen" and to strengthen our sustainability
strategy. The proximity of our own facility in St. Martin im
Sulmtal to the hydrogen production plant represents an additional
contribution to supplying our state-of-the-art metallurgy plants
from within the region", say Andreas Bock and Alex Nieuwpoort.
"This new production facility and the accompanying research
project send a clear signal across Europe in terms of the energy
transition. At the same time, the cooperation with the Climate and
Energy Fund will enable us to further expand our green partnership
with industry", Purrer and Graf continue.
About Energie Steiermark AG
As one of the largest service providers in Austria, Energie
Steiermark focuses on energy efficiency and innovative services in
the fields of electricity, natural gas, heat and mobility. Over
1,880 employees bring their experience and skills into a fair
partnership with around 600,000 customers at home and abroad. In
terms of generation, Energie Steiermark AG focuses exclusively on
renewable energy from water, wind, sun and biomass. The state of
Styria is the majority shareholder. Energie Steiermark achieved
sales of 1.58 billion euro in 2020.
About Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG is a leading global supplier of
high-quality powders based on the metal tungsten. The company mines
scheelite ore at its location in Mittersill. Recycling of secondary
raw materials has been greatly expanded at the St. Martin im
Sulmtal site in order to conserve natural resources and recycle the
valuable raw material.
Photo (free of charge, from left to right): Martin Graf
(Executive Director, Energie Steiermark), Andreas Bock (Technical
Director, Wolfram), Alex Nieuwpoort (Chairman of the Executive
Board, Wolfram) and Christian Purrer (Executive Vice President,
Energie Steiermark). Photo credit: Energie Steiermark
The project "Renewable Gasfield" is jointly managed by Energie
Steiermark and their partners Energienetze Steiermark GmbH, The
University of Leoben, HyCentA Research GmbH, Energie Agentur
Steiermark GmbH, Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University
Linz, WIVA P&G and the Office of the Styrian Provincial Government,
A15 - Department for Energy and Housing. The project is sponsored
by the Climate and Energy Fund, the Austrian Research Promotion
Agency (FFG) and Kommunal Kredit Public Consulting. Renewable
Gasfield is part of the Austria-wide flagship region "WIVA P&G".
Inquiries:
Mag. (FH) Urs Harnik-Lauris
Head of Corporate Communications
Energie Steiermark AG
Leonhardgürtel 10, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Tel.: +43-316-9000-5926
Mobile: +43-664-1801780
Email: urs.harnik-lauris@e-steiermark.com
Homepage: www.e-steiermark.com
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