Austria
Inverter manufacturer Fronius has commissioned its new production hall at the Sattledt site near Linz. This will enable the company to produce 52,000 inverters this year. By
With more than 3,500 MW thermal the country ranks second in the EU, only behind much larger Germany. Austria aims to achieve a 100% renewable electricity production by 2030 with 1,000,000 homes having solar panels fitted by that date. 11 TWh of extra photovoltaics will be needed above 2021 levels.
The only inverter producer in Austria is Fronius International GmbH. Beside inverters, Fronius offers a wide spectrum of PV-Energy management solutions. SolOcean GmbH is a technology company and deals with the development and marketing of an innovative system for generating electrical energy using photovoltaics on water surfaces.
Solar power in Austria contributes 8.82 TWh of generation to the Austrian grid, accounting for 11.2% of total electric power generation as of 2024, with 8.48 GW of installed capacity.
Currently 4 manufacturers of PV Modules are operational in Austria: Kioto Photovoltaics GmbH, Energetica-Photovoltaic industries, DAS Energy Ltd. as well as Ertex-Solartechnik GmbH; Sunplugged, as a start-up, develops flexible photovoltaic modules for integration into building envelopes, devices and vehicles.
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