2500 times in Lower Austria

How the sun can provide energy and shade

Parking spaces supply green energy from the sun - how does that fit together? A project in Lower Austria will soon be demonstrating this 2500 times.

This is a campaign with real multiple benefits: In Lower Austria, more and more freely accessible parking spaces are now being roofed over - with photovoltaic modules. "This saves valuable soil, provides shade, protects against precipitation and also generates renewable energy," says Stephan Pernkopf, Vice-President of the Province of Lower Austria, summarizing the advantages of this measure.

1000 more "covered" parking spaces
The state has provided eight million euros in funding for the expansion. A total of 21 projects have already been approved, and now a further 12 will follow. "This will add around 1000 more parking spaces covered with PV systems," calculates Pernkopf. This will bring the total number of parking spaces in Lower Austria to 2500, which will also serve as environmentally friendly solar power plants.

Solar parking spaces are also being created at the "Haubiversum" in Petzenkirchen: Pernkopf (left) with company boss Haubenberger.(Bild: NLK Burchhart)

Green electricity and shade
Projects are supported via freely accessible parking spaces in municipalities, at companies, associations and religious institutions. Pernkopf emphasizes: "With the 2500 solar parking spaces, we are creating 8.2 megawatts of green electricity!"