On 13 and 14 October 2021, the Austrian photovoltaic, storage and energy industry will meet in Vienna. This year’s conference, organised by PV Austria and the Austrian Photovoltaic Technology Platform (TPPV), will focus on the latest technological developments on the one hand and new business models resulting from the Renewable Energy Expansion Act on the other.
Energy communities – presenting practical implementation
The central business model that will accelerate the expansion of photovoltaics, also in cities and municipalities, is the possibility for several households and companies to jointly consume the solar electricity from one installation. The speakers will explore the question of whether these energy communities will revolutionise the energy market. With the help of first practical projects, they will also show how the energy communities function and how their plants can be integrated into the electricity system.
New storage technologies and hydrogen as a trend
Technological development is not only about current research results. The speakers also point out the trends in which photovoltaics and the storage of solar electricity will develop. In the case of the latter, it is not only electrochemical short-term storage that is increasingly being discussed. Rather, the topic of hydrogen as a long-term storage of solar electricity is becoming increasingly important. In addition to the possibilities that hydrogen offers for the energy system, including in buildings, Fronius and the City of Vienna will present their experiences with concrete hydrogen projects.
Applications for the BIPV Award open
But building-integrated photovoltaics is also on the programme again this year. Several outstanding projects will be presented and the technical possibilities of integrating photovoltaics into the building envelope will be explained. In addition, the application phase for the competition for the best BIPV projects, which will be awarded in 2022, will start at the conference.
Hybrid conference – face-to-face and online attendance possible
The conference will take place on 13 and 14 October 2021 on the campus of the Allianz Stadium in Vienna. However, interested participants can also take part online. The entire conference will be streamed via the PV Austria website. Online participants will be able to virtually explore the interactive conference and the exhibitor sites and actively participate. (mfo)
