Tyrolean environmental advocate:

“Wind power yes, but not at any price!”

In Tyrol, it will still be a while before wind turbines are erected. According to the study, there are 160 possible locations.(Bild: Schwaiger Manuel)

It will be a while yet before wind turbines are erected in Tyrol. According to a study, there are 160 possible sites, but the Tyrolean Environmental Ombudsman only considers a few projects to be approvable.

In the current discussion about wind power, the Provincial Environmental Ombudsman's Office is of the opinion "that generation from renewable energy sources such as solar thermal energy, photovoltaics, heat pumps, biomass/biogas, combined heat and power, hydropower and, of course, wind power must be possible in Tyrol in principle," emphasizes Deputy Environmental Ombudsman Walter Tschon. However, he also says: "Just as Burgenland will never be a hydropower state, energy generation from wind power can never play a significant role in Tyrol!"

Just as Burgenland will never be a hydropower state, energy generation from wind power can never play a significant role in Tyrol!

Stv. Landesumweltanwalt Walter Tschon

Position paper sets out framework conditions
In consultation with experts from all possible specialist areas, the Environmental Ombudsman has drawn up a detailed, 25-page position paper for wind power operators and planning offices. Numerous exclusion criteria are also formulated here. "For this reason, we believe that only a few of the project ideas currently being considered in Tyrol will pass the approval hurdles and be eligible for the designation of so-called acceleration areas." In addition, energy-saving potential rather than expansion should be the top priority.