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.
Burgenland Aims For 3.2 GW Solar
Austrian State Of Burgenland To Accelerate Wind & Solar PV Expansion To Become Energy Independent
In order to ensure gas and oil independent heat supply and become climate-neutral by 2030, the Austrian State of Burgenland will accelerate the expansion of wind and solar, targeting its PV capacity to reach 3.2 GW.
€20 Million Extra For Small Scale PV In Austria
Austrian Climate Action & Energy Ministry Increases Small Scale PV Funding Budget By €20 Million Citing Strong Demand, For Systems Up To 50 kW Capacity
The Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of Austria (BMK) has approved additional funds of €20 million for supporting installation of small-scale solar PV systems owing to ‘strong demand’.
Austria Votes For 100% Renewable Energy Scenario For 2030
Austrian Parliament Clears Renewable Expansion Law EAG, Placing Country On Path To Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity By 2030, With Solar PV Contributing 11 TWh; PV Austria Hopes For Clarifications
Austria has just added its name to the growing list of European nations embracing renewable energy wholeheartedly, with an eye on a clean energy future for its denizens, after the country’s parliament passed the Renewable Expansion Law (EAG) with 2/3rd majority.
Austria Presents Draft Renewable Expansion Law
Solar PV Generation In Austria Must Increase By 11 TWh By 2030, Proposes Draft Renewable Expansion Law As Country Aims To Go 100% Renewable Energy Powered
Austria’s Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler (in the picture) says with a 100% renewables target for the power sector by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2040, the country can mobilize up to €30 billion in investments and save around 10 million tonnes of CO2.
Solar PV Offers Immense Benefits For Austrian Economy
Make Building Integrated PV Technology Mandatory In Country To Encourage Growth Of Solar Power In Austria, Recommends Technologie Plattform Photovoltaik
Technologie Plattform Photovoltaik (TPPV), the Austrian solar PV technology association, has welcomed the government’s renewable energy roadmap to procure 11 TWh by 2030 under its 100% renewable energy electricity generation plans, as stated in January.
Austria Proposes 100,000 Solar Roofs Program
Draft Plan #mission2030 Presented By Austrian Federal Ministers Proposes Deployment Of 100,000 Rooftop Solar Systems
Austria wants to have a 100% renewable energy target by the year 2030 - and solar rooftop is expected to play an important role, according to a draft plan proposed by the new government. Pictured is the Austrian Parliament building.
