By HDK / Published on Wed, 2009-09-09 08:25
“klima:aktiv” is the climate change program of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. The aim of “klima:aktiv” is to reduce CO2 emissions as well as reinforce renewable energy in Austria. To achieve these goals more than 20 programs for renewable energies and energy efficiency were created – “energy efficient companies” being one of them.
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By HDK / Published on Tue, 2009-08-18 16:20
The regional government of Upper Austria made a commitment to increase energy efficiency in public buildings by 1.5 % per year. This target is part of the Upper Austrian energy efficiency strategy which includes a number of measures to support different target groups in implementing energy efficiency measures. The O.Ö. Energiesparverband, the energy agency of Upper Austria, is responsible for the implementation of most of the measures included in the energy efficiency strategy.
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By Angelo Baggini / Published on Sun, 2008-06-29 09:00
Year: 2006
Policy Status: In force
Austria's bilateral partnership programme sponsors cooperation between Austrian firms and firms in Bulgaria and Romania engaged in energy production, building renovation and energy efficiency.
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By Angelo Baggini / Published on Thu, 2008-06-26 09:00
Year: 2006
Policy Status: In force
Launched in August 2006, Austria's topprodukte online guide to the energy efficiency of myriad products supports the national KlimaActiv climate strategy.
On the topprodukte website, consumers can sort appliances by efficiency, price, energy rating and size, among other criteria.
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By Angelo Baggini / Published on Mon, 2008-06-23 09:00
Year: 2006
Policy Status: In force
In January 2006, Austria's federal and state governments announced a programme to reduce the climate impacts of housing. Under the deal, residential buildings must clearly exceed regulatory standards to qualify for state funding. The agreement includes an initial insulation standard of 65kWh per square metre, falling to 25-45 kWh/m2 by 2010. It also introduces new incentives for use of renewable heating systems.
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By Angelo Baggini / Published on Tue, 2008-06-17 09:00
Year: 2005
Policy Status: In force
Part of the larger Austrian climate strategy, the klima:aktiv leben campaign has partnered with the nation's chimney sweepers to publicise energy efficiency measures in residences. In selecting the chimney sweepers as climate ambassadors, the Austrian government recognised the chimney sweepers' role as the first contact with ecological aspects of heating.
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By Angelo Baggini / Published on Sat, 2008-06-14 09:00
Year: 2005
Policy Status: In force
The Länder administer subsidies of more than 2 billion euros annually for housing support programmes. Therefore, the majority of dwellings are constructed or renovated with public support.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Wed, 2007-07-04 16:22
The objective of this case study is to analyse the effects of improving the efficiency of a 15kW induction motor in various countries with different energy mixes. The results show that an improvement of efficiency has higher environmental benefits in countries with an electricity generation based on fossil fuels rather than renewable energy sources or nuclear. Electricity mixes from EU25, France, Germany, Poland and Austria were used.
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By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Thu, 2007-04-12 11:26
EnergyTech is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Traffic, Innovation and Technology (Department for Energy and Environmental Technologies) and the Austrian Energy Agency.
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By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Sun, 2006-11-05 23:45
Yesterday, Saturday night, millions of Europeans in 8 countries were without electricity, as a result of a power problem in Germany. The cause may have been a transmission line over the river Ems that was switched of to let a cruise ship pass, subsequently overloading other parts of the network, according to grid operator E.On. A spokesperson from the French transmission system operator RTE commented that "we weren't very far from a European blackout".
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By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Sun, 2005-12-11 18:57
The ChristophorusHaus is a 2100 m2 multifunctional building located in Austria, and is constructed following the passive house philosophy. Its heat demand is 15 kWh/m2.a, and total primary energy consumption (including electricity) is 49 kWh/m2.a. Compared to a conventional building, it saves each year 275 MWh of primary energy and 75 tonne CO2. The building uses 1000 tonne of wood for its construction, and stores 350 tonnes of CO2, providing an effective carbon storage solution (at least if the wood used is additional to forest stock).
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