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Renewable energy in the heating sector in Austria with particular reference to the region of Upper Austria

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  • Kranzl, Lukas
  • Kalt, Gerald
  • Müller, Andreas
  • Hummel, Marcus
  • Egger, Christiane
  • Öhlinger, Christine
  • Dell, Gerhard

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The heating sector has been neglected in energy policies for quite some time, especially on the European level. Only recently, with the implementation of the European directive 2009/28/EC the sector has gained higher attention. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the heat market in Austria and of the current status and future prospects of renewable energy in the heat sector (RES-H) up to 2030. Despite the growing energy demand, the share of renewable energy in the total energy demand for space heating and hot water increased from about 20% in 1970 to about 34% in 2008. This is mainly due to ambitious RES-H support instruments and regional policy targets. For example, the government of the region of Upper Austria has implemented a target of 100% RES-H share in the space heating and hot water sector until the year 2030. However, the National Renewable Energy Action Plan for 2020 foresees only moderate growth rates for RES-H compared to recent market growth and scenarios in literature. Due to the ambitious targets and support schemes of regional governments it seems likely that RES-H deployment could growstronger than stated in the action plan.

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  • Kranzl, Lukas & Kalt, Gerald & Müller, Andreas & Hummel, Marcus & Egger, Christiane & Öhlinger, Christine & Dell, Gerhard, 2013. "Renewable energy in the heating sector in Austria with particular reference to the region of Upper Austria," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 17-31.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:59:y:2013:i:c:p:17-31
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.067
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