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Production
production
11.33
8.23 Mt produced in total in 2022
19.59 kt by water electrolysis
14.97 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
6.86
9.85 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
6.23 EUR/kg of SMR
6.38 EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing
Technology manufacturing
3.11
61.87 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2022
Demand
Demand
8.19
19.59 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
178
1581 km of perational hydrogen pipelines by May 2023
Production
production
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- Mt produced in total in 2024
- kt by water electrolysis
- kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
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- EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
- EUR/kg of SMR
- EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing
Technology manufacturing
10.60
- MW of electrolyser deployments in 2024
Demand
Demand
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- kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
186
1636 km of operational hydrogen pipelines by May 2025
Production
production
11.23
7.94 Mt produced in total in 2023
31.41 kt by water electrolysis
42.53 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
6.61
7.94 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
3.76 EUR/kg of SMR
4.41 EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing
Technology manufacturing
5.40
64.97 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2023
Demand
Demand
7.93
26.86 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
187
1581 km of operational hydrogen pipelines by May 2024
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7 July 2025
Derived from data collected up to June 2025, various datasets are updated with the latest available data, such as and among many others, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, hydrogen refuelling stations and break-even prices.
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30 April 2025
OMV today announced the successful start-up of its 10 megawatts green hydrogen production plant, located at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna, the largest of its kind in Austria.
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10 April 2025
Fincantieri and Viking announced today the first cruise ship in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored onboard for both propulsion and onboard electricity generation, the “Viking Libra”. The vessel is currently under construction at the Fincantieri Ancona shipyard, with delivery scheduled for late 2026.
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