Austria’s 3rd Funding Round Officially Opened
Climate Protection Ministry Offering €70 Million For Rooftop Solar & Energy Storage Systems
Austria’s Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) has opened the 3rd funding call for rooftop solar and energy storage systems with €70 million, out of the €600 million it plans to disburse this year for this segment.
Two European Nations Want More Clean Power
Austria & Slovenia Want EC Permission For New Renewable Energy Measures Under REPowerEU
The European Commission (EC) is in receipt of requests from Austria and Slovenia to revise their REPowerEU plans as the member nations wish to incentivize and streamline permitting processes for renewable energy projects.
Austria Raising Renewable Energy Targets
PV Austria Welcomes Energy Ministry’s Proposal To Raise 2030 Solar PV Target To 21 GW From 13 GW
The Austrian government is revising its renewable energy targets under a draft Integrated Austrian Network Infrastructure Plan (ÖNIP), a 1st for the country, that’s now open for public consultation.
Austria Gets Vertical Agrivoltaic Project
Austria’s Styria Hosts Country’s ‘Maiden’ Large-Scale Vertical Bifacial Agrivoltaic Solar Plant
Agrivoltaic solar PV technology company based out of Germany and Austria, Next2Sun has commissioned the ‘1st’ large-scale vertical bifacial agrivoltaic plant with an installed capacity of almost 2 MW in Gabersdorf, Styria in Austria.
2022 – A Strong Solar Year For Austria
PV Austria Say Country Exceeded 1 GW PV Capacity For 1st Time, Taking Cumulative To 3.8 GW
Local solar PV association Photovoltaic Austria Federal Association (PV Austria) says the country installed over 1 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2022, making it the 1st ever year to achieve this milestone, that now takes its cumulative installed PV capacity to 3.79 GW.
Austria Opens New Funding Round
Climate Protection Ministry Offering €106 Million State Support For Solar PV & Storage Systems
The Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) in Austria has opened its 2nd funding round for solar PV and storage projects offering €106 million in total out of €600 million to be disbursed in 4 calls this year.
Austria Expects Order Situation To Improve In 2023
Austrian Solar Industry’s Challenges Include Grid Access, Bureaucracy & Shortage Of Skilled Workers
A large section of the Austrian solar PV industry expects the order situation improving to good to very good in 2023 as per the solar industry association’s Bundesverband Photovoltaic Austria’s (PV Austria) annual member survey.
Austria Announces Auction Timeline For Solar Funding
Austrian Climate Protection Ministry To Hold 1st Investment Grant Round For Solar PV & Storage Systems Between March 23 & April 6
The Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) will hold the 1st solar PV funding call for the current year on March 23 to award over €250 million investment grants for solar PV systems as t.
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Germany To Use Skilled Indian Hands To Meet Solar Expansion Targets & More From EDF Renewables, Tongwei, Ameresco
BSW Solar to integrate Indian skilled workers into German solar market; EDF Renewables acquires 529 MW PV in Germany; Tongwei enters 1 GW module supply contract with Austria’s Energy 3000 Solar GmbH; Ameresco takes over Italy’s Enerqos.
Austria Now Home To 24.5 MW Floating Solar Plant
Germany’s BayWa Commissions ‘Largest’ Floating Solar Power Plant In Central Europe With 24.5 MW Capacity On Former Sand & Gravel Pit
BayWa subsidiary ECOwind along with Austrian energy supplier EVN has energized a 24.5 MW floating solar power plant on water surface created by former sand and gravel pit in Austria, calling it the largest of its kind in the country as well as Central Europe.
New Europe Focused 2 GW+ Solar Investment Platform
Marguerite To Invest €60 Million In New European Solar Development Platform With Mandate To Set Up Over 2 GW Greenfield Utility Scale Capacity
European Union backed leading European infrastructure investor Marguerite will invest up to €60 million in a new investment platform that will be tasked with establishing a portfolio of over 2 GW greenfield utility scale solar PV capacity in Europe over the next 6 years.
Austria To Shell Out €600 Million As Solar Subsidies In 2023
Austria Installed Close To 1.3 GW Solar In 2022; To Boost Its Expansion, Government Eases Permitting Rules, Expands State Support By 52% Annually
Austrian government has announced €600 million in subsidies in 2023 to promote solar PV installations for residential and commercial segments in a bid to boost the numbers from around 1.3 GW new PV installed in 2022 while also easing permitting rules.
Lower Austria Targets 3 GW Solar PV Capacity By 2030
Another Austrian State To Expand Renewables To Ensure Lower Electricity Prices & Energy Security
The State Government of Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) in Austria is expanding its targeted share of renewables with 350% increase in existing solar PV capacity to 3 TWh by 2030, up from the previous target of 2 TWh, leading to the addition of aro.
Austria’s Market Premium Subsidy Scheme In Force
Austria To Hold Renewable Energy Auction On December 13, 2022 With 700 MW Solar PV: PV Austria
The Austrian government has brought in force its market premium subsidy scheme under the country’s Renewable Expansion Act (EAG) to be awarded to winning projects after a competitive auction process, 1st of which is due to be launched on December 1.
Amazon Ventures Into Brazil With 122 MW Solar Farm
Amazon’s Renewables Portfolio Expands With 71 New Projects & 2.7 GW Clean Energy Capacity
The world’s largest corporate procurer of renewable energy, e-commerce behemoth Amazon has added another 2.7 GW clean energy capacity to its portfolio across 4 continents, with maiden solar power plants in India and Poland, and an entry into the renewables market of Brazil.
Green Hydrogen Project Announced In Austria
300 MW Wind & Solar Power Project To Produce 40,000 Ton Green Hydrogen In Austria’s State of Burgenland
Austrian utilities Verbund and Burgenland Energie have joined hands to build the ‘largest’ electrolyzer project of the country with capacity to produce 40,000 tons of green hydrogen.
Austria Added 740 MW New Solar In 2021
Austria Doubles Annual Installed PV Volume in 2021 Expanding Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity To Over 2.78 GW
With the addition of 740 MW new capacity in 2021, reflecting an annual improvement of 117% and the largest annual it has ever had, Austria’s total installed PV capacity till the end of last year reached 2.783 GW, according to local association Phot.
Work Begins For Austria’s Largest Solar PV Park
Groundbreaking For 120 MW Solar PV Plant In Austria, Co-Located With 44 MW Wind Project
The State of Burgenland in Austria announced groundbreaking for a 120 MW solar power plant, the country’s 1st solar plant with over 100 MW capacity, which will come up alongside a planned 44 MW wind power project.
Boost To RE With Austria’s Hydrogen Strategy
Austria Targets 4 TWh Green Hydrogen Production Annually Under Hydrogen Strategy By 2030
By 2030, Austria aims to have 1 GW of electrolysis capacity in the country to produce hydrogen, corresponding to 4 TWh of green hydrogen annually, under the country’s newly announced Hydrogen Strategy which it says will support national goal of climate neutrality by 2040.
€1 Billion RE Investment For Austrian Railways
OBB To Build 30 New Solar PV Systems In 2022 As It Intends To Invest €1 Billion For RE By 2030
ÖBB or the Austrian Federal Railways has announced plans to invest around €1 billion in renewable energy by 2030 to expand its portfolio of hydropower, wind energy and solar power to generate an additional 280 GWh of clean energy for its operations.
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