Fürstenfeld becomes a flagship city for renewable energies in Austria!

Fürstenfeld becomes a flagship city for renewable energies in Austria!

Fürstenfeld, Österreich - On June 16, 2025, the specialist committee for energy from the Austrian Association in Fürstenfeld met, where the energy officers of the member cities visited the country's largest battery power storage facility. According to wien.gv.at this innovative system was made with a storage capacity of 24,000 kWh at the end of December 2024 Operation and can save enough electricity for 3,000 households every day.

Mayor Franz Jost emphasized the goal of the city of developing Fürstenfeld into a flagship city in terms of sustainability and quality of life. For this purpose, significant investments were made in various eco -projects, including photovoltaic systems, local heating and energy -efficient infrastructure. Stadtwerk director Franz Friedl underlined that these investments not only secure the pricing in the long term, but also keep the supply in public hands and thus promote added value in the region.

Fürstenfeld's path to climate neutrality

Fürstenfeld has already passed a comprehensive energy mast and an investment program to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. These measures were also recognized by the jury of the renowned Energy Globe Styria Awards. The city received the award in the "municipalities" category for the "Climate Mountain Thermal Capital" project, which invests a total of around 70 million euros in renewable energies. According to

The endeavor to realize climate goals is in line with the international agreement of Paris, which was ratified in 2016 and pursues the goal of limiting the global increase in temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Austria has undertaken to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 48 percent by 2030 compared to 2005, as from Austria.gv.at .

These national objectives are supported by various legislative framework conditions and strategy papers in order to achieve a climate -like and climate -neutral Austria by 2050. To ensure this, a two-pillar principle is pursued, which includes both climate protection measures and adaptation strategies to climate change.

The visit to the battery stream storage system in Fürstenfeld is a practical example of how local initiatives can contribute to achieving larger climate goals. Austria's cities are required to continue to develop innovative approaches in order to continue to ensure sustainable energy supply in the future.