Czech Republic: Oil pipeline to Vienna-Schwechat?

In Prague they are currently discussing plans to construct a new oil pipeline to the OMV refinery in Vienna-Schwechat. Should this project be realized, it could replace a planned pipeline through Slovakia more...

Ground breaking ceremony for Europe’s largest “passive” housing development in Vienna

Environmental and climate protection as well as the efficient use of energy have played a crucial role in Vienna for many years. The municipal housing sector has started to go green a long time ago more...

Free energy for all?

Carl-A. Fechner promotes a compelling vision in the documentary The 4th Revolution – Energy Autonomy: a world community meeting 100 per cent of its energy demand with renewables more...

E-mobility without loss of comfort

In collaboration with Vienna Energy, the City of Vienna has taken another step towards environmentally friendly mobility more...

Environmentally friendly Viennese nuclear technology used in Vietnam

A team of researchers at the Institute of Atomic Physics of Vienna University of Technology is carrying out groundbreaking work in the use of more...

Nuclear power losing in importance world-wide

The world-wide renaissance of nuclear power that has so often been predicted will not take place in the next few decades. Nuclear energy will be on the decline till the year 2030, and will continue to decline in importance globally
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EU: Improved emergency plans for future gas crises

The European Commission intends to avoid future gas supply crises and increase the security of natural gas supplies. more...

The future of district heating is district cooling

Wien Energie’s district heating subsidiary is pioneering new solutions in response to the growing demand for building air conditioning with district cooling
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Vienna is an exemplary city for environmental matters

In Vienna, there is a long tradition of environmentally-friendly waste disposal and power generation and ecological housing more...

Vienna up in arms against expansion of Mochovce nuclear power station

Just 160 kilometres from Vienna, a further two blocks are to be added to Slovakia's Mochovce nuclear power station, originally constructed in the 1980s more...