Infineon Technologies Villach uses hydrogen as a carrier gas in the waver-production line. The company produces sustainable hydrogen via hydropower. This green but impure hydrogen will then be cleaned up to the level needed for re-use in hydrogen buses.
Project “H2-Carinthia: Innovative Circular Economy for Hydrogen Buses
Official Name of Signatory
State of Carinthia (Austria)
Delegation
Europe
Website of the Signatory
Name of the person presenting the Good Practice
Gerald Miklin, BA MAS
Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice
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Aim of the Good Practice
Recycling of an industrial process gas to re-use it in a different application area, e.g. in a public transport system
Target Group of the Good Practice
Industry and public transport providers
Implementation period
Within the next three years (until 2026)
Consistency over time
Resource efficiency, especially in the second use. Since 2019.
Evaluation of the Good Practice
Number of busses running on recycled hydrogen in the region.
Key stakeholders and partnerships
Industrial companies, that use and/or produce hydrogen, public transport providers
Link for more information
Future Goal 1
A reduction in the demand for newly produced expensive resources like green hydrogen by recycling and re-use of industrial byproducts and waste material.
Future Goal 2
Up to 25 regional busses are in use in the public transport system within the region