HOME CONTACT DE EN COMPANIES THE NETWORK MARKET AREA MANAGER FOR CUSTOMERS ON SITE KNOW-HOW NEWS & PRESS Press releases News Factsheet Newsletter The process at a glance Open PDF 28 Sep 2015 A breath of fresh air in the lines The Wind2Hydrogen project, which converts energy from wind turbines into transportable and storable hydrogen, started the test phase. The “Wind2Hydrogen” research facility has started operations in Auersthal in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria. In the coming year and a half, tests will be carried out here to see how wind energy can be converted into hydrogen, stored and fed into the gas network if required or used to refuel vehicles. Because: Electricity from wind turbines is only produced irregularly and cannot be stored. While there are already several so-called "Power to Gas" projects around the world, the plant in Auerstahl is the only one in which the converted hydrogen does not have to be specially compressed. This is made possible by a prototype of a 100 kW PEM proton exchange membrane electrolyser , which can produce high-purity hydrogen at a pressure of 163 bar and higher. The pilot project, which is to run until December 31, 2016 and is funded by the Climate and Energy Fund, is a cooperation between OMV as the consortium leader and Fronius International, an Austrian company specializing in welding technology, EVN and HyCentA Research GmbH and the Energy Institute of the Johannes Kepler University Linz. Gas Connect Austria, as a subsidiary of OMV, provides the property for the plant and enables it to be integrated into the gas infrastructure at the Auersthal gas station. Imprint Contact Terms of use Gas alarm plans © 2011 GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH floridotower, Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria, + 43-1-27500-0

HOME CONTACT DE EN COMPANIES THE NETWORK MARKET AREA MANAGER FOR CUSTOMERS ON SITE KNOW-HOW NEWS & PRESS Who is Gas Connect Austria What does Gas Connect Austria do Managing directors Live responsibility Jobs & careers equal rights for all In order to ensure non-discriminatory access to the market, Gas Connect Austria has institutionalized an equal treatment program. more on the subject For the environment. The compressed and heated gas is cooled again upstream of the return line. Read here what else we are doing for the environment Our responsibility Gas Connect Austria - Energy everywhere Our company plays an important role in the European natural gas supply. Learn more about our brand. Download brochure (PDF 5.5 MB) Imprint Contact Terms of use Gas alarm plans © 2011 GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH floridotower, Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria, + 43-1-27500-0