Austria

Country: Austria

Document type: National Strategy

Title: Hydrogen Strategy for Austria (German language, includes English language Executive Summary)

Released: June 2022

Summary Points:

Key points underlying the Strategy include (as included in media reports):

Extensive substitution of fossil-based energy with climate-neutral hydrogen in energy intensive industries
Establishment of hydrogen production as an integral part of the energy system
Targeting domestic electrolyser capacity of 1 Gigawatt (GW) by 2030, corresponding to production of around 4-Terawatt hours (TWh) of (renewables-based) hydrogen
Funding support of €40 million per annum through the Renewable Energy Expansion Act
Hydrogen produced will be prioritised for use in hard-to-decarbonise industries (and in certain areas of mobility)
Target replacement of 80% of the consumption of fossil-generated hydrogen in industry with climate-neutral hydrogen by 2030
International collaborations/partnerships for carbon-neutral hydrogen will be important and diverse supply strategies would be pursued

The Strategy includes several policy measures to support implementation:

Enabling a timely market ramp-up through flagship projects
Support and incentives for the production of renewable hydrogen
Incentivising market-based business models and the targeted application of climate-neutral hydrogen in industry
Establishing an infrastructure for hydrogen and creating import opportunities
Targeted advancement of hydrogen technologies in the area of mobility
Intensifying research and development activities
Creation of the national hydrogen platform H2Austria
Addressing Austria’s priorities at both the European and international levels

English language reporting on the Hydrogen Strategy for Austria includes:

Updated: December 2022