1. 100% renewable electricity … 50% renewable energy … … two ambitious aims in Lower Austria? Josef FISCHER Lower Austrian Regional Government Department of environmental economics Landhausplatz 1, A-3109 St. Pölten Mail: josef.fischer@noel.gv.at Web: www.noel.gv.at/enerige St. Pölten 11.04.2013

2. InhabitantsDensityArea totalForestAgricultureGrasland Inh/km²km²% % % % Lower Austria1.560.0008419.1771007.671406.904362.10911 Austria8.401.00010083.87910039.4234714.2591719.29223 EU 27503.066.0001144.403.5941001.717.402391.056.86324880.71920 Lower Austria … one of nine federal states in Austria 2

3. 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 3

4. 100% renewable electricity current demand increase: 2% => 0,6% p.a. Hydro powerBiomass Wind power Photovoltaic Current demand (electricity) 4,6 % Small H.P. 65 % Hydro power 2,4 % Biogas 6,5 % Biomass 14 % Wind power 0,8 % Photovolt. Energy demand and production 4

5. 50% renewable final energy Industry, business Traffic, transport Buildings Renewables Final energy consumption 5

6. Industry, business Traffic, transport Buildings Renewables Final energy consumption The best energy source?? => energy savings without losing convenience 6

7. 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 7

8. PlantsSubsidies 8

9. Biogas plants … in Lower Austria 84 biogas plants in service 31 MW electrical power most plants run on biomass about 2,4 % of current consumption Subsidies: Installation: € 200.000,- Feed-in: € 0,16 / kWh, 13 years Stagnancy since 2008 9

10. Wind power … in Lower Austria 410 wind turbines 680 MW about 14% of current consumption until 2020 up to 1.500 MW Challenges: optimal sites (wind vs. nature protection), grid connection Subsidies: Feed-in: € 0,095 / kWh, 13 years up to now 400 MW in the pipeline 10

11. 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% or Feed-in: up to € 0,10 / kWh 11

12. 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 consumption Subsidies: € 0,19 / kWh feed-in tariff (13 years) 12

13. Biomass heat and power plants … in Lower Austria  584 district heating plants379 MW th  small scaled and local plants  26 CHP plants 401 MW th, 89 MW el  combined heat and power  Heat sale1.660 GWh p.a. 32.000 customers  Power (electricity) sale660 GWh p.a. (6,5 %)  Biomass input4,0 million m³ Woodchips 1,8 million m³ saw mill residues 20.000 tons straw  Agricultural added value€ 66.000.000 p.a.  Subsidies Investment: 10 to 30 % of investment Feed-in tariff: € 0,10 to 0,20 / kWh for electrical power (13 years) 13

14. Biomass boilers … installed units per year (Austria) 14

15. 2,5 mrd. €/year - is this a clever kind of regional aid ? 15

16. Thank you for your attention ! 16