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M-TEC

Home storage ready for variable tariffs

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The Upper Austrian company M-Tec now also offers a storage unit for smaller households. The compact, modular system can be gradually expanded with additional battery modules as well as with the Energy Wizard inverter and the Energy Charger charging station.

© Solarwatt
Solarwatt

Combining a landmark historic building with photovoltaics

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The Natural History Museum in Vienna has been fitted with a brand new solar installation. It now supplies twelve per cent of the electricity needed in the listed building.

© KEM Elsbeere Wienerwald
Agri-PV

Solar system in Austria protects berries and allows citizen participation

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A farmer in Pyhra, Lower Austria, has covered part of his berry plantation with semi-transparent modules. This has advantages and the neighbourhood also benefits.

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Happy birthday, Arnie

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hero’s journey from rural Austria to global stardom

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Our Editor in Chief recently went to see the birthplace of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the east of Austria. Based on a post for his blog, we present here a two-part series. We start out with the man himself as well as his humble beginnings and sheer determination. Next time we will then focus on his political career and activism for solar energy.

© Malte Forstat
Building conservation

Let the show begin! Sonnenkraft installs PV on listed theatre in Austria

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A number of conditions had to be observed when building the system. This is why it was installed parallel to a flat roof. The solar power only covers part of the theatre's requirements.

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Distribution

Menlo starts roadshow across Central Europe

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Roadshow will have stops across Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Romania and Czechia presenting a 4-hour training session and a chance for networking at each stop.

© Varta AG
Entise

New research into sodium-ion batteries launched

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A total of 15 universities and companies are involved in the project. The aim is to develop industrially usable and environmentally friendly cells. However, sodium is a tricky element and its use in storage technology is still in its infancy.

© Mo Energy Systems
PV installation

Standardised installation of solar cycle paths

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A project team from Vorarlberg in Austria has developed a system with which cycle paths can be quickly and scalably covered with solar modules. The solution offers the chance to generate plenty of solar power from sealed surfaces - and protection for cyclists.

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Italy

KELAG starts a new 12.45-megawatt solar project in Italy

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INTEC Energy Solutions, a solar EPC systems provider, has embarked on a service endeavor for a project in Jalmicco area (Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy). The project is run in cooperation with KELAG of Austria

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Austria

Koga Energy launches its EPC solution services

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Koga Energy, the Austria based Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions provider, has officially launched, providing services for solar energy projects across Europe.

© Varta
Energy storage

Austria: Varta extends its R&D capacities

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An important focus of an extended research and development centre of Varta in Graz/Austria is on new materials and recycling.

© EU PVSEC
Save the date!

A platform for PV innovation in the heart of Europe

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The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition has appointed Gabriele Eder as Chair of the 41st edition of the event which will take place from 23-27 September 2024 in Vienna, Austria.

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Austria

Pioneering commercial PV rooftop installation in Austria

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A large PV roof project has gone into operation on the 85,000-square-meter site roofs of Steyr Automotive in Austria. The 7.5 MW system was installed using the Schletter FixGrid and ClampFit systems. Schletter Group were once again working with the energy supplier Burgenland Energie on this project.

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Energy transition Europe

"Grids are the bottleneck in the expansion of renewables"

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To achieve the goals of the EU Green Deal, the expansion of the grid infrastructure and the flexibilization of energy generation are fundamental, Martin Dürnberger and Jörg Menyesch of CCE state in a guest article. They give an overview about the situation in different European countries.

© Wien Energie/Ian Ehm
Austria

PV Austria expects over two gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity

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The Austrian processing centre for green electricity subsidies has approved investment grants for more than two gigawatts of solar capacity this year. The problem child of the industry association PV Austria is still the expansion of open spaces - in addition to the known hurdles.

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Factory visit at Fronius

Sustainability and more

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Inverter manufacturer Fronius has almost doubled its production capacity in Sattledt, Austria. But more is needed to survive as a European manufacturer in a tough market, as a visit on site shows.

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Agri-PV

Vertical agri-PV plant wins Austrian Solar Prize 2023

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G&G Sonnenstrom built its agri-PV system with Next2Sun technology. But it was more than the dual-use option that convinced the jurors to award the project with the Solar Prize.

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Austria

Fronius doubles production capacity for inverters

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Fronius has put its new production facility into operation. This increases production capacity from four to seven gigawatts per year. Further expansion is already planned.

© Austria Solar
Solar Industrial Heat Outlook

Global demand for solar process heat on the rise

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Worldwide, 31 solar process heat plants will go into operation in the next few weeks. The suppliers' order books are also quite full.

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BIPV

Standardised complete package for solar facades

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MO Energy Systems from Austria has developed a modular standard solution for solar facades. The scalable solution is suitable for existing and new buildings. It can be connected to concrete as well as brick and timber facades.

© Bruck/Leitha Energy Park Association
Agri-PV in Austria

Bruck energy park brings in first harvest from under solar modules

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Wheat has now been harvested on the research field with Agri-PV system in Austria. The yields are now being measured and compared with surrounding fields.

© Wien Energie/Raphael Faschang
Agri-PV

Yield results show advantages of dual use of PV in agriculture

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The first partial results of an investigation into the use of photovoltaics in combination with agriculture are available. The results show that the combination of agriculture and solar power production works smoothly.

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Hybrid inverter

The hybrid GEN24 Plus as a more economical version

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In the inverter segment, Fronius from Austria also has something new in its quiver: Hybrid inverter GEN24 Plus has already established itself in the company's portfolio. This model has now been joined by an even more economical version: the GEN24.

© Schletter Group
Austria

Schletter supplies massive community-owned PV installation

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Austria's largest photovoltaic plant is currently under construction in the municipality of Nickelsdorf in Burgenland. The plant, which is community owned, will be the first in Austria to break the 100-megawatt mark. It is being constructed using Schletter’s FS UNO single-pile system.

© Next2Sun
Austria

First large-scale vertical agri-PV installation in Austria

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In Gabersdorf, Austria, Next2Sun has commissioned the first vertical Agri-PV plant in the country. The plant will be scientifically monitored over a period of three years.