The Natural History Museum in Vienna has been fitted with a brand new solar installation. It now supplies twelve per cent of the electricity needed in the listed building.
A project team from Vorarlberg in Austria has developed a system with which cycle paths can be quickly and scalably covered with solar modules. The solution offers the chance to generate plenty of solar power from sealed surfaces - and protection for cyclists.
INTEC Energy Solutions, a solar EPC systems provider, has embarked on a service endeavor for a project in Jalmicco area (Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy). The project is run in cooperation with KELAG of Austria
Koga Energy, the Austria based Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions provider, has officially launched, providing services for solar energy projects across Europe.
An important focus of an extended research and development centre of Varta in Graz/Austria is on new materials and recycling.
The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition has appointed Gabriele Eder as Chair of the 41st edition of the event which will take place from 23-27 September 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
A large PV roof project has gone into operation on the 85,000-square-meter site roofs of Steyr Automotive in Austria. The 7.5 MW system was installed using the Schletter FixGrid and ClampFit systems. Schletter Group were once again working with the energy supplier Burgenland Energie on this project.
To achieve the goals of the EU Green Deal, the expansion of the grid infrastructure and the flexibilization of energy generation are fundamental, Martin Dürnberger and Jörg Menyesch of CCE state in a guest article. They give an overview about the situation in different European countries.
The Austrian processing centre for green electricity subsidies has approved investment grants for more than two gigawatts of solar capacity this year. The problem child of the industry association PV Austria is still the expansion of open spaces - in addition to the known hurdles.
Inverter manufacturer Fronius has almost doubled its production capacity in Sattledt, Austria. But more is needed to survive as a European manufacturer in a tough market, as a visit on site shows.
G&G Sonnenstrom built its agri-PV system with Next2Sun technology. But it was more than the dual-use option that convinced the jurors to award the project with the Solar Prize.
Fronius has put its new production facility into operation. This increases production capacity from four to seven gigawatts per year. Further expansion is already planned.
Worldwide, 31 solar process heat plants will go into operation in the next few weeks. The suppliers' order books are also quite full.
MO Energy Systems from Austria has developed a modular standard solution for solar facades. The scalable solution is suitable for existing and new buildings. It can be connected to concrete as well as brick and timber facades.
Wheat has now been harvested on the research field with Agri-PV system in Austria. The yields are now being measured and compared with surrounding fields.
The first partial results of an investigation into the use of photovoltaics in combination with agriculture are available. The results show that the combination of agriculture and solar power production works smoothly.
In the inverter segment, Fronius from Austria also has something new in its quiver: Hybrid inverter GEN24 Plus has already established itself in the company's portfolio. This model has now been joined by an even more economical version: the GEN24.
Austria's largest photovoltaic plant is currently under construction in the municipality of Nickelsdorf in Burgenland. The plant, which is community owned, will be the first in Austria to break the 100-megawatt mark. It is being constructed using Schletter’s FS UNO single-pile system.
In Gabersdorf, Austria, Next2Sun has commissioned the first vertical Agri-PV plant in the country. The plant will be scientifically monitored over a period of three years.
To meet the increased demand for electric heating rods and power controllers for solar electric heating, My-PV has moved into a new production building. The entire production facility is ergonomically equipped - and future expansion is also possible.
Energy sharing via energy communities is considered an important driver of the energy transition. But in Germany, such a regulation has yet to be introduced. Some other EU countries are already further along in this respect.
In Austria, electric car drivers can charge publicly at over 17,700 charge points. Austria is thus well on track in the expansion of the public charging infrastructure.
For its "Power-to-Hydrogen-to-Power" project, Innio has ordered two electrolyzers from H-Tec Systems that provide a total output of 2 megawatts and which are used to convert green electricity into green hydrogen.
Last year, the Austrian photovoltaic sector made strong progress. More subsidies and the desire for independence are driving the expansion. But in order to generate further growth, there are still some problems to be solved - and new approaches to be tested.
Ecowind, a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., has completed a 24.5 MW floating solar farm in Grafenwörth, Lower Austria, together with utility EVN.
