Photovoltaic Austria quickly demands a modern E-Business Act

2023-08-03 14:23:10 Grid access by 2030 biggest hurdle for PV expansion in Austria – E-Control action plan important, but only the first small step Vienna (OTS) – The Bundesverband Photovoltaic Austria (PV Austria) is calling for the rapid adoption of a modern Electricity Industry Act (ElWG). Vera Immitzer, Managing Director of PV Austria, sees the … Read more

With the power of the sun for green energy: Wien Energie is expanding photovoltaics significantly

2023-07-30 10:00:16 Photovoltaic output from Wien Energie increases to 116 megawatts in the first half of the year – 60 additional systems in Vienna and several large-scale photovoltaic projects in operation by the end of 2023 Vienna (OTS) – Wien Energie is also investing intensively in the expansion of photovoltaics this year: in the first … Read more

ÖNIP clearly raises the need for PV expansion and, for the first time, clearly shows the federal states’ mandate to act

2023-07-07 10:30:32 No more small-small of the federal states Vienna (OTS) – With the draft of the “integrated Austrian network infrastructure plan” (ÖNIP), the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection revised the expansion requirements for renewable energy sources up to 2030 and 2040. The ÖNIP was created by the Federal Environment Agency to determine the expansion … Read more

FPÖ Angerer on the electricity price lawsuit by the Chamber of Labor: “Important comrade-in-arms in the fight against the electricity price rip-off!”

2023-06-21 13:07:52 FPÖ demands cheap and fair electricity prices for all Carinthians and an immediate stop to price increases Klagenfurt (OTS) – The Carinthian FPÖ boss, club chairman Erwin Angerer, is pleased about the lawsuit brought by AK Kärnten against Kelag because of the planned doubling of the electricity price. “At least the Chamber of … Read more

Mega Power Failure in Vienna: Updates and Details of Power Outages in Multiple Districts

2023-06-20 15:21:00 20.06.2023 17:21 (Akt. 20.06.2023 17:21) In Vienna there were power outages in several districts on Tuesday. ©APA/BARBARA GINDL (Sujet) On Tuesday from 3:20 p.m. there was a large-scale power failure in several districts of Vienna. Wiener Netze is currently working on rectifying the faults. A power outage has been reported in parts of … Read more

Overhead line meets underground cable: Wiener Netze closes 380 kV power supply ring

2023-06-17 10:01:14 City Councilor Peter Hanke during the installation of heavy-duty terminations in Simmering: “A secure power supply is an important asset for Vienna as a business location.” Vienna (OTS) – There is a power cable under almost every sidewalk in Vienna. A total of 20,700 km of overhead lines and underground cables are serviced … Read more

Expert Criticism of Germany’s Energy Strategy: Insights from International Energy Agency Head, Fatih Birol

2023-06-11 15:50:35 Clear criticism from world politics of the German energy strategy! The Turkish economic expert and head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol (65) tells BILD what he thinks of Germany’s nuclear phase-out and the increase in coal imports. Among other things, the IEA advises the EU states and the USA on … Read more

FPÖ – Nepp: Relief for Wien Energie customers must be presented and implemented immediately

2023-06-10 10:58:05 Liberal criticism of Wien Energie has now also been confirmed by E-Control Vienna (OTS) – While the prices for electricity and gas on the global energy market are constantly falling, Wien Energie continues to charge far too high costs to its customers. This is now also confirmed by E-Control, which considers the prices … Read more