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HyCentA

HyCentA Research GmbH

Graz, Austria

HydrogenEnergy StorageLimited company
Founded 200551-200 employees
Profile last updated: September 28, 2026

About

Founded in 2005, HyCentA is a limited company headquartered in Graz, Austria with approximately 51-200 employees specializing in Hydrogen, Energy Storage.

HyCentA, the Hydrogen Research Center Austria, is an independent research centre in Graz, located at the Technische Universität Graz. Founded in 2005, it is the only non-university research institution in Austria focused exclusively on green hydrogen technologies. Its work covers renewable hydrogen production via electrolysis and Power-to-X, hydrogen storage, fuel cells for mobility and energy, circularity and system optimisation. It operates test rigs, hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and gas analysis laboratories, and conducts contract and cooperative research with industry and research partners.

Headquarters

Graz, Austria

Founded

2005

Employees

51-200

Company type

Limited company

Focus areas

hydrogen researchelectrolysisfuel cellsPower-to-Xhydrogen storagehydrogen testingCOMET

Products & services

Business models

B2B

Value chain

R&DDevelopmentConsulting

Service areas (1)

  • Hydrogen research and development

    Contract research, cooperative research, development, testing, measurement systems and consulting for hydrogen technologies.

Locations

Headquarters

Inffeldgasse 15 A, 8010, Graz, Austria

Service regions

Austria

Projects

3

OASES

Hydrogen technology research

COMET pilot project on hydrogen technology conducted with HAINZL INDUSTRIESYSTEME GmbH, Robert Bosch AG and TU Graz's Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems.

Liquid Hydrogen Lab

PlannedLiquid hydrogen research infrastructure

Research and test infrastructure for liquid hydrogen and cryogenic technologies being built in Enns.

Enns, Austria

OMV green hydrogen electrolyser

OperationalGreen hydrogen electrolyser

Austria's largest green hydrogen electrolysis plant, developed in cooperation with OMV.

Client: OMV

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

Issued by: Not stated

Official testing body for the ÖVGW Hydrogen Quality Mark

Issued by: ÖVGW

Awards

Österreichischer Staatspreis für Mobilität

Industry memberships

A3PSHydrogen Europe ResearchWIVA P&GGreen Tech ClusterHydrogen Partnership Austria

Partnerships

HAINZL INDUSTRIESYSTEME GmbH, Robert Bosch AG, Technische Universität Graz, OMV, ÖVGW, Hydrogen Partnership Austria, Magna, WIVA P&G

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