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UPPER AUSTRIA ENERGY
stop-and-go through long-term Share of renewable energy in different sectors in Upper Austria
programmes has shown to be
important. The region also employs Electricity
a range of regulatory measures, Space heating
especially building policies (the
implementation of the European Total heating
Buildings Directive is under the Primary energy
responsibility of the regions in Austria).
One approach used in Upper Austria consumption
has been to offer subsidies if certain Mobility
levels of building performance are
achieved. With time, regulatory Source: OÖ Energiesparverband
building standards are tightened and
the required performance level for driver of the energy transition in Upper Academy. The ESV has also issued
subsidies is raised. Repeating this, Austria. Among others, its key roles or checked over 150,000 energy
step-by-step, over time permitted include developing and implementing performance certificates for buildings.
to gradually raise the overall energy regional policies and programmes Another main field of action is its
efficiency of the building stock while and fostering the development of support to energy companies in the
driving innovation. Although "carrots" innovative technologies. Each year, frame of the Cleantech-Cluster – a
and "sticks" offer a good supporting the agency performs over 10,000 business network that brings together
basis for change, communication face-to-face advice sessions and trains 140 energy technology partners. As
activities ("tambourines") really help to more than 500 people in its Energy part of its activities at the international
build up momentum.
The OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV),
the regional energy agency, is a central
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