Austria, Slovenia have Great Biomass and Solar Energy Potential
Austria and Slovenia have extensive potential in producing biomass and using solar energy, the head of the international department at the Austrian Energy Agency Alois Geisslhofer said in Celje on Wednesday.
Geisslhofer, speaking at the Austrian Energy Days held at the Celje fair, added that the countries already cooperate in numerous cross-border programmes, yet a new momentum is needed.
In the morning part of the event, attended by 45 Austrian and 135 Slovenian companies, Jani Turk of the Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry outlined the goals of the Slovenian energy policy and the ministry's activities.
He pointed out that Slovenia was taking part in the Intelligent Energy Europe programme aimed at promoting sustainable development in energy-related areas and at fulfilling the EU's strategic goals on reliability and competitiveness of energy supply and environmental protection.
The afternoon part of the meeting, scheduled to wrap up on Thursday, the participants will discuss the purchase price of electricity generated by using renewable sources, and get acquainted with an Austrian example of efficient use of renewable energy.
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