Lower Austria is based on wind power: 37 new plants for 2025 planned!

Lower Austria is based on wind power: 37 new plants for 2025 planned!

Niederösterreich, Österreich - The expansion of wind power in Lower Austria accepts speed in 2025. According to the information from oe24.at are 37 new wind turbines with a total performance of almost 210 this year Megawatts planned. These measures were presented by the IG wind power to inform the economy in Lower Austria about the upcoming developments.

The planned wind turbines are to be built mainly in the eastern Weinviertel, in the central Waldviertel and in the southeastern Viennese pool. The distribution of the new facilities in the districts is as follows:

• Bruck an der Leitha: 9 systems
• Mistelbach: 9 systems
• Gänserndorf: 7 systems
• Zwettl: 6 systems
• Baden: 3 systems
• Wiener Neustadt: 3 plants

In comparison, only 26 plants with a total of 118 megawatts were built in 2024. By the end of 2024, a total of 1,451 wind turbines with a total output of 4,029 megawatts will be operated in Austria, which illustrates the importance of wind power for the energy transition.

wind power as an important source of energy

Windkraft represents a significant pillar of electricity production in Lower Austria. How "https://www.energie-noe.at/windkraft-erneuer-mandweltreis- and-wirtschaftlich" class = "source_2"> energy-only.at reports the 797 wind turbines in the region over 4,800 gigawatt hours of electricity-that corresponds to this corresponds to this 32 % of the total renewable electricity yield in Lower Austria. These figures illustrate the great potential that the wind energy in the region offers.

Since the first wind turbine in Austria was built in 1994, the number of wind turbines in Lower Austria has grown steadily. In 2023 the brand of 797 wind turbines was reached. The topographical location and the favorable wind conditions continue to promote the expansion of this environmentally friendly energy source.

goals for the future

In the Lower Austrian climate and energy program, wind turbine is attributed to a central role. By 2030, the production of wind power is to be increased to 8,000 GWh and even 12,000 GWh by 2035. In order to achieve these goals, a sectoral spatial planning program was launched in 2014 that takes into account the suitability of surfaces for wind power.

The program ensures that only 1.5 % of the country, i.e. around 29,000 hectares, are shown for wind use. In addition, the spatial planning program attempts to minimize possible negative effects such as habitat destruction or sound nuisance.

renewable energies and climate protection

In addition, the expansion of renewable energies is considered the key to implementing effective climate protection measures. A current study by WU Vienna, Deloitte Austria and Vienna Energie, which will be presented on January 23, 2025, underlines the need to promote sustainable energy solutions in Austria. This study will treat relevant aspects such as the financing of climate protection and the importance of e-mobility and heat transition in order to make energy supply safe and environmentally friendly in the future.

In the 2018 survey, 87 % of the population already spoke out for the expansion of wind power. It remains to be seen what the next steps will look like and what progress can be made in 2025 to achieve the ambitious climate goals.