- Hiperbaric integrates voestalpine’s carbon reduced greentec steel Edition into the manufacturing of its high-pressure equipment, achieving a cumulative saving of 430 tonnes of CO2e emissions.
- Voestalpine, a globally leading steel and technology Group reinforces its hydrogen infrastructure in Linz with cutting-edge compression technology, consolidating the H2FUTURE plant as a global benchmark in PEM electrolysis.
- The collaboration closes a sustainability circle: Spanish technology for hydrogen compression and Austrian greentec steel for high-pressure technology manufacturing.
The globally leading steel and technology voestalpine has strengthened its green hydrogen infrastructure with the installation of two Hiperbaric high-pressure compressor units at its Linz plant in Austria. This equipment enables the compression of green hydrogen produced at H2FUTURE, one of the world’s longest-running hydrogen pilot plants dedicated to industrial-scale hydrogen production and research, a joint research project of the international steel and technology group voestalpine and Austria’s largest electricity supply company VERBUND.
Hiperbaric’s technology, based on the KS50 PRO model, enables green hydrogen compression up to 500 bar under the strictest safety, efficiency, and purity standards. This system is critical for the storage and subsequent use of hydrogen in innovative processes such as HYFOR® (Hydrogen-based Fine Ore Reduction), aimed at progressively replacing fossil fuels with clean energy vectors in steel production.
Leadership in Low-Emission Steel
From its headquarters in Linz, voestalpine is transforming the global steel industry. The company has already achieved significant milestones, such as producing the world’s first railway rail made with green hydrogen, advancing toward its goal of reaching steel production with net-zero CO2-emissions by 2050.
Regarding its sustainability progress, voestalpine notes that H2FUTURE allows them to investigate industrial green hydrogen production to replace fossil fuels in sustainable steelmaking. voestaline has already made a successful start on its path to the next generation of steel production. To achieve the long-term goal of net zero CO2 emissions in steel production by 2050, the company is already researching several new processes in collaboration with partners from industry and science, and invests in projects that are breaking new ground in steel production.
Eco-design and Scope 3 Emissions Reduction
Hiperbaric, a world leader in high-pressure technologies, has successfully integrated Voestalpine’s sustainable steel into its own value chain. Since the start of the greentec steel supply, Hiperbaric has achieved a cumulative saving of approximately 430 tonnes of emissions.
In the production of the “greentec steel Edition,” voestalpine applies process optimization that avoids up to 10% of emissions at the Linz plant using the traditional blast furnace route (BOF). This direct reduction of the product’s carbon footprint allows Hiperbaric to decrease its Scope 3 emissions, ensuring maximum transparency through an allocation model validated by independent third parties (LRQA).
Andrés Hernando, CEO of Hiperbaric, highlights the strategic importance of this material choice: “The search for technical and operational excellence in our high-pressure equipment begins with a rigorous selection of materials. Using low-emission steel guarantees a high-quality and more sustainable supply for our technology.”
An Industrial Sustainability Circle and 15 Years of Partnership
This industrial synergy establishes an efficient collaboration model within the European market: voestalpine utilizes Hiperbaric’s compression technology to scale its green hydrogen production, while Hiperbaric employs voestalpine’s low-emission steel to manufacture its high-pressure equipment.
This technical feedback is not the result of a one-off agreement but is backed by a solid 15-year track record of collaboration between both companies in supply and development. This historic alliance bolsters the competitiveness of both firms and consolidates the viability of a climate-neutral heavy industry based on trust and shared innovation.
