Page 41 - European Energy Innovation magazine - autumn 2022 edition

Autumn 2022 European Energy Innovation
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Renewable heat: Is it rocket science? For all renewables, strict criteria ESV is Upper Austria’s competence actions over the years are now
serving Upper Austria well in face of
centre for product-independent
assure that only highly effi cient
equipment is installed. For example, energy information and energy the current price and geopolitical
How Upper Austria is tackling the clean heat transition criteria to access funding for funding. It carries out over 10,000 crises.
residential heat pumps include face-to-face energy advice sessions
By Christiane Egger and Megan Gignac, OÖ Energiesparverband, Upper Austria performance requirements based per year for households, companies Well-established policies and
on a seasonal effi ciency calculation, and municipalities. It also manages facilitation services as well as
strict noise limits for air-source heat regional support programmes and the diversity of companies and
pumps, and a refrigerant Global offers funding guidance. Trainings and technologies on the market are
Warming Potential (GWP) below 2,000 information events, publications on proving to be valuable assets for
or 1,500 (depending on the situation). key topics, and dedicated awareness responding to the very high demand
campaigns (such as the current of the dynamic heat market.
Energy advice and facilitation: “AdieuÖl” (Goodbye oil) and PV Currently, 1,000 fossil heating
guiding investment decisions campaigns) are also used as pivotal systems are replaced monthly in the
Reaching relevant actors at the optimal communication tools. region. We need to eliminate fossil
moment and guiding them through their fuel heating as quickly as possible,
investment decisions is a key element Keeping up with demand and although it is not easy, we are
of successful market development. These strategic decisions and optimistic that it can be achieved! ●

Upper Austria’s recipe for clean heat market transformation
• More than “one egg in the basket”: choice of technologies
for clean heat on the market (automatic bioenergy boilers,
heat pumps, and district heating from renewables and
CHP)
• Stringent emissions and effi ciency requirements for
heating systems and buildings:
• increase customer demand for complying systems
• drive innovation and result in a more varied product and
service offer
• Attractive and stable (avoid stop-and-go) fi nancial
incentives for switching to renewables:
• 50% funding, regardless of income level
• up to 100% funding for low-income households

• free, product-independent energy advice for homeowners
and municipalities by the ESV to guide investment
decisions
Christiane Egger
• A clear phased plan for banning fossil heating: OÖ Energiesparverband
• 2019: no oil heating in new buildings Landstrasse 45
• 2022: no replacement of broken boilers A-4020 Linz
• 2025: older boilers must be replaced (step plan starting +43 732 7720 14380
with over 45 years-old) offi ce@esv.or.at
• 2035: no more oil heating!
• similar plan for gas currently in development
• Supporting market structures
• training, awareness raising and networking along the
entire heat value chain
• “AdieuÖl” (Goodbye oil) and PV campaigns
• Cleantech-Cluster: network of 250 energy and environmental
technology companies

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