Austria deploys 1 GW of PV in January-September period
Austria added 1,036 MW of new solar capacity between January and September 2025, down from 1,419 MW over the same period in 2024, as political uncertainty, delayed legislation, and weakening residential demand strain the solar sector.
The Hydrogen Stream: Woodside nears completion of Beaumont ammonia project
Woodside Energy says its Beaumont New Ammonia Project is nearly complete, while Australia and India have agreed to collaborate on green hydrogen tech, supply chains, and workforce development.
Austria opens final €8 million solar-plus-storage rebate round
Vienna’s third and final subsidy call offers €8 million ($9.2 million) in incentives and a 10% “Made in Europe” bonus for new or expanded solar-plus-storage systems.
Austria allocates €12 million for solar-plus-storage rebates
The Austrian government had budgeted €12 million ($14 million) for a second funding round but wants to finance successful applications and bring 220 MW new solar and 200 MWh of storage online.
The Hydrogen Stream: Trina sends first containerized hydrogen unit to Europe
Trina Green Hydrogen has shipped a containerized megawatt-class electrolyzer to Europe, while Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has selected Envision to support a green ammonia project in Brazil.
New utility software to steer homeowner energy systems, enable load trading
Austrian startup Podero has launched software to enable utilities to roll out new residential services via its home energy device steering and trading solutions.
A closer look at vertical agrivoltaics
pv magazine visited a 1.9 MW agrivoltaic plant in Austria where pumpkins and soy are cultivated beneath vertically mounted PV structures supplied by Next2Sun.
Researchers demonstrate technical feasibility of retrofitting PV-driven heat pumps in multi-family buildings
A research group led by Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE has conducted what it describes as the first empirical study on PV-assisted two-stage HP systems in existing multi-family buildings. Its findings show that substantial PV electricity exports result in greater avoided non-renewable primary energy use.
Integrated risk-cost framework for DC-coupled PV-electrolyzers
Scientists in Austria have conducted a risk analysis for four setups for coupled PV-electrolyser systems, and tested them under three use cases. They calculated failure probability as well as the levelized cost of hydrogen and its risk-weighted variant.
Stadium in Austria now hosting Europe’s largest PVT system
Austria has installed Europe’s largest photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar system at a stadium, using Sunmaxx modules combined with geothermal energy and brine heat pumps to provide climate-neutral electricity and heat.
