Indirect GHG emissions from electricity and heat
In 2019, our indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions, which relate to purchased electricity and heat, accounted for only 0.3% of our total GHG emissions. Our Scope 2 emissions are primarily caused by the Upstream and Downstream Business Segments, both of which are energy intensive.
OMV is paving the way to reduce emissions from energy required for its operations and promote self-sufficiency of energy supply at our production sites, preferably with energy from renewable sources. We therefore committed to a strategic partnership with VERBUND – Austria’s leading electricity company and one of the largest hydropower producers in Europe – aimed at evaluating and implementing power generation and power storage activities and power-to-X facilities. Our first joint project in this field is building Austria’s largest ground-mounted solar park at the OMV site in Lower Austria. The solar park will provide 14.2 GWh of electricity, which is equivalent to powering 5,500 households a year. This will lead to saving 12,000 t of CO2 per year. This agreement continues our cooperation with VERBUND that began in 2017, when OMV acquired a 40% stake in the e-mobility provider SMATRICS, in which VERBUND holds 40% and Siemens holds 20%. (For more details, see Electromobility.) Another important area of our cooperation is green hydrogen development – evaluating a possible electrolytic hydrogen production facility. (For more details, see Hydrogen.)