Austria Aiming for 100% Renewable Energy, Still Opposed to Nuclear
Date: September 25th 2020
Author: Alenka Lena Klopčič
Category: En.vision
Topic:
Electricity
, RES and EE
, Energy policy
The energy transition will definitely play an important role in the coming decade in Austria, as the country is planning to transition to 100% renewable energy (by 2030), noted its State Secretary, Magnus Brunner, who presented the new national energy package the week before. Due to its high ambition, the package will require the support and active involvement of the wider public. Additionally, Austria remains resolute in its opposition to nuclear, said Brunner in the closing part of his address at Montel’s Austrian Energy Day. Meanwhile, young nuclear experts from Slovenia’s Young Generation Network (operating under the aegis of the Nuclear Society of Slovenia) invite individuals to an awareness-raising event on nuclear power as part of the ‘Stand Up for Nuclear’ initiative, which Slovenia is taking part in for the first time this year.

According to Brunner, the growth of RES will be even stronger in rural areas, whereas there will also be active development in the field of hydrogen and energy storage, including pumped storage power plants. He added that in general, the key thing is to make the entire energy package as pragmatic as possible, so that it can actually be implemented in practice. At the same time, as he explained in the debate, the country will try to avoid repeating German mistakes, such as less successful auctions.

Join the Young Generation Network’s discussion on nuclear power

With this event, which is part of the global initiative ‘Stand Up for Nuclear’, the experts – and their colleagues in more than 40 cities around the world – aim to offer an accessible and engaging presentation of nuclear power and its role in the future energy mix.
The ‘Stand Up for Nuclear’ initiative will take place for the third consecutive year, whereas Slovenia is joining it for the first time, noted the Young Generation Network.
Listen and see also the interview with William D. Magwood, the Director-General of the Nuclear Energy Agency at the OECD HERE.
This article is available also in Slovene.
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