Ohmium has been selected to supply PEM electrolysers to IVICOM, a Croatian engineering and construction company, for a project to build a 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the INA Rijeka refinery.
As part of the project, PEM electrolysers will be coupled with a new solar power plant to produce green hydrogen that will help decarbonise the INA refinery in Rijeka and provide sustainable fuel for the growing Croatian transport market.
The green hydrogen project and the associated solar plant are supported by the Croatian Government’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, which includes measures to improve the sustainability and diversity of EU Members’ energy supplies.
Green hydrogen production to achieve climate neutrality
“The installation of green hydrogen at the Rijeka refinery will be an excellent example of the green transition in Europe,” explained Arne Ballantine, CEO of Ohmium.
The project also advances the goals of Croatia’s national hydrogen strategy by installing hydrogen production plants with a capacity of 70 MW by 2030 and increasing this to 2750 MW by 2050 in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Dinko Čondić, CEO of IVICOM, stated: “This partnership is in line with our company vision to prioritise green projects and green hydrogen innovations for a sustainable future.”
The role of PEM electrolysers in enhancing the strategy
“The synergy between IVICOM’s technical expertise and Ohmium’s state-of-the-art PEM electrolyzer technology will be the key to successful project implementation,” said Čondić.
Ballantine added: “Ohmium is pleased to work with leading companies such as IVICOM and INA on this groundbreaking project.
“Our PEM electrolysers are ideal for combining with solar energy to promote refinery decarbonisation and green transportation.”
