Renewable sources of energy and technologies in Austria: Present situation, goals and prospects

Gerhard Faninger

Renewable Energy, 1994, vol. 5, issue 5, 1350-1362

Abstract: The main goal of the energy policy of the Austrian government is, beside of a more efficient use of energy, the increase of renewable sources of energy. The technical, economical and ecological aspects of renewable sources of energy and their technologies are analysed and the present situation of renewable sources of energy in Austria and its prospects are described. Of the renewable energy carriers the following resources are of importance in Austria: hydropower, firewood, biogenic energy carriers, including fuels, solar energy and ambient heat and geothermic energy.

Keywords: Renewable energy sources and technologies; applications and market penetration; options and prospects for the future (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(94)90171-6

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