100% renewable electricity …50% renewable energy …… two ambitious aims in Lower Austria?

Josef FISCHER

Lower Austrian Regional GovernmentDepartment of environmental economics

Landhausplatz 1, A-3109 St. PöltenMail: josef.fischer@noel.gv.atWeb: www.noel.gv.at/enerige

St. Pölten11.04.2013

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  Inhabitants Density Area total Forest Agriculture Grasland

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Lower Austria 1.560.000 84 19.177 100 7.671 40 6.904 36 2.109 11

Austria 8.401.000 100 83.879 100 39.423 47 14.259 17 19.292 23

EU 27 503.066.000 114 4.403.594 100 1.717.402 39 1.056.863 24 880.719 20

Lower Austria … one of nine federal states in Austria

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Global energy aims …

… of Lower Austria

100% of renewable electricity until 2015 (92,5%) 50% of renewable final energy until 2020 (34,0%)

… of EU 27

20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

20% use of renewable final energy

20% increase in energy efficiency

until 2020

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Wachstum: 0,6 % p.a.(lt. Energiestrategie Österreich)current demandincrease: 2% => 0,6% p.a.

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The best energy source?? => energy savings without losing convenience

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Specific actions in Lower Austria

Energy consulting for private households (for free) Since 2005 80 energy consultants Advices by phone, online, at fairs, on site (renovation, new buildings) More than 80.000 advices/consultings

Energy efficiency law of Lower Austria (2012) Energy book keeping for communities Energy agent for each communities Training for stakeholders High renovation-rate of public buildings until 2020 Energy-efficient purchasing in communities (e.g. IT, vehicles, buildings) Energy consulting for private households, companies and communities

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Plants Subsidies

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Biogas plants … in Lower Austria

84 biogas plants in service31 MW electrical power most plants run on biomassabout 2,4 % of current consumption

Subsidies:Installation: € 200.000,- Feed-in: € 0,16 / kWh, 13 yearsStagnancy since 2008

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Wind power … in Lower Austria

410 wind turbines 680 MW about 14% of current consumptionuntil 2020 up to 1.500 MW

Challenges: optimal sites (wind vs. nature protection), grid connection

Subsidies: Feed-in: € 0,095 / kWh, 13 yearsup to now 400 MW in the pipeline

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Hydro power … in Lower Austria

522 small hydropower stations (<10 MWel) 4,6% of the electricity usage

10 hydropower stations with more than 10 MW electrical 65% of the electricity usage

Subsidies (small hydropower):Investment: 20-30 %Upstream fish migration: < 55%

orFeed-in: up to € 0,10 / kWh

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Solar and Photovoltaic … in Lower Austria

Investment-subsidies for solar energy systems for hot water since 20 years

Austria has the most solar facilities in central Europe

14.000 Photovoltaic plants with 95 MWel power 0,8% of current consumptionSubsidies: € 0,19 / kWh feed-in tariff (13 years)

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Biomass heat and power plants … in Lower Austria

584 district heating plants 379 MW th small scaled and local plants

26 CHP plants 401 MW th , 89 MW el combined heat and power

Heat sale 1.660 GWh p.a.32.000 customers

Power (electricity) sale 660 GWh p.a. (6,5 %)

Biomass input 4,0 million m³ Woodchips1,8 million m³ saw mill residues20.000 tons straw

Agricultural added value € 66.000.000 p.a.

SubsidiesInvestment: 10 to 30 % of investmentFeed-in tariff: € 0,10 to 0,20 / kWh

for electrical power (13 years)

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2,5 mrd. €/year - is this a clever kind of regional aid ?

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Thank you for your attention !