Green Hydrogen-Based Methanol Plans at Austrian Biorefinery Backed by €100m

100 Million for Energy Independence - Hydrogen Project

VERBUND and AustroCel Hallein GmbH launch major green hydrogen project to produce climate-neutral e-methanol, increasing domestic hydrogen production by 60%.

H2-View News: Green hydrogen-based methanol plans at Austrian biorefinery backed by €100m

The funding will be directed to Austrian energy company Verbund and compatriot biofuels producer AustroCel Hallein, who plan to combine green hydrogen produced by the plant with captured biogenic carbon dioxide. AustroCel’s Hallein biorefinery in Salzburg produces biomaterials via wood from the local area. Among the byproducts of AustroCel’s processes is biogenic CO2, which would be captured and combined with green hydrogen produced by the new e…

Green hydrogen-based methanol plans at Austrian biorefinery backed by €100m

The Austrian government has committed €100m ($117m) to build a 20MW green hydrogen plant for e-methanol production at an existing biorefinery.