Flughafen Wien plugs in Austria's biggest solar park

• Flughafen Wien AG (VIE: FLU), the operator of the Vienna Airport, has taken into procedure a 24-MWp solar park to power the Austrian capital's airport and also the companies situated there.

Improved an area of 24 hectares (59.3 acres), the solar park contains 55,000 solar panels and is Austria's biggest solar plant until now.

Along with the seven solar (PV) roof systems that have been in operation considering that 2016, the park is anticipated to generate more than 30 million kWh of green power per year which is enough to cover a 3rd of the electricity intake of the airport and the 250 firms located there. This corresponds to the annual power intake of concerning 7,000 houses.

On bright days, the solar plants will be able to fulfill the entire electricity needs of the airport. To ensure more green power in damaging weather, the center will certainly be expanded by an additional 7 MWp this year.

Thanks to the solar plant, the carbon-neutral district home heating, the use of electrical vehicles and also various other carbon-reducing measures, Vienna Airport will have the ability to reach carbon neutrality in its procedures in 2023.

Climate defense is a leading concern for Vienna which seeks to come to be climate-neutral by 2040. Solar energy plays a significant role in the city's strategies with a targeted installed ability in the urban location of a minimum of 250 MWp by 2025 and also 800 MWp by the end of the years, claimed Vienna's mayor Michael Ludwig.