Austria Energy Situation

Overview

Republic of Austria
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Capital	Vienna(48°12′N 16°21′E)
Official language(s)	German
Government	Federal Parliamentary republic
President	Heinz Fischer
Chancellor	Werner Faymann (SPÖ)
Total area	83,855 km2
Population	8,414,638 (2011 estimate)
GDP (nominal)	$405 billion
GDP Per capita	$48,350
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Calling code	+43

Energy situation

Renewable Energies

Mandatory targets set by the Directive on the Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

• 34 % share of RES on the gross final energy consumption of energy in 2020.
• At least 10% share of renewable energy in final consumption of energy in transport by 2020.

Indicative Target set by the RES- electricity European Directive from 20015

• 78.1 % share of RES on gross electricity consumption by 2010.

Indicative Target set by the European Biofuels Directive from 2003

• Biofuels consumption of 5.75% of final energy consumption of petrol and diesel use for transport in 2010.

Energy Efficiency

see report by the Austrian Energy Agency on Energy Efficiency Policies and Measures in Austria (2009)

Policy framework, laws, regulations - recent developments

see IEA (2007) report: Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Austria Review 2007

Further Reading and Links

Statistics on energy by Statistik Austria

Austrian Energy Agency

Austrian Federal Ministry for Environment

Austrian Federal Ministry for Economy, Families and Youth 

Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology