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Austria doubles speed of solar panel rollout

More than double the solar panel capacity of 2020 was installed in 2021, making the past year by far the Austrian solar industry’s best, the photovoltaic industry association said on Monday.

read more... 22/06/2022

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Cost of gas storage refill will be evenly spread

Austria, the Netherlands and Hungary have flagged concerns about EU plans to ensure the bloc’s gas storage is at least 80% full by 1 November, warning they would bear a disproportionate amount of the cost.

read more... 07/04/2022

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Austria plans 1.7 billion euro package to cushion energy price rises

Austria is introducing a 1.7 billion euro ($1.9 billion) package of measures to help households deal with rising energy costs, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Friday.

read more... 31/01/2022

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Austria ready to sue EU over nuclear’s inclusion in green finance taxonomy

Austria’s energy and climate minister Leonore Gewessler told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview that her country was ready to go to court if the EU decides to include nuclear power into the bloc’s taxonomy on sustainable finance.

read more... 19/11/2021

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Austria’s largest’ solar PV plant takes off at Vienna Airport

Austria has today unveiled plans to build the country’s largest solar PV plant at the international airport of its capital, Vienna.

read more... 19/10/2021

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