As Europe accelerates its transition to renewables, one theme is rising to the forefront: system resilience.
How can countries ensure that the power grid is ready to handle increasingly volatile energy flows? What role do technologies like storage, smart systems and sector coupling play? And how can we balance out increasing demand from electrification and its pressure on the energy system?
To explore these questions, Enlit turns its focus to Austria - where energy innovators are working to future-proof the grid. From hydrogen storage deep underground to hybrid systems that unlock flexibility, we investigate the Austrian energy players who are building the backbone of a more resilient power system.
Our stories from Austria:
How underground hydrogen storage turns summer sun into winter energy
With ‘Underground Sun Storage’, RAG Austria and INNIO have been demonstrating how underground, seasonal storage can be used to bolster system resilience. Solar energy is converted into green hydrogen by means of electrolysis and stored in pure form in an underground natural gas storage facility in Gampern, Upper Austria. At 4.2GWh capacity, this unique project is the first hydrogen storage facility in an underground porous reservoir.
Why repowering wind farms is a win-win for companies and communities
We visited ContourGlobal's 29.3MW/81GWh Scharndorf wind farm in Austria to learn why repowering wind farms provides a faster, more streamlined route to increase power capacity on wind farms.
Bernard Haider shares lessons on how they reduced the number of wind turbines by 19% over the past decade, while increasing their energy production by 66%.
How intelligent flexibility can make renewables more profitable
Austria’s first hybrid wind, PV and storage project leverages intelligent flexibility technology to optimise participation in the power markets.
We visited Trumau, near Vienna, Austria, to learn how project partners CyberGrid and EVN are redefining collaboration between renewable assets — not only to generate clean energy, but to optimise and monetise it too.
How viable is e-mobility in Austria as a source of power grid flexibility?
The use of EV fleets for flexibility is gaining interest, particularly as countries like Austria seek to bring clean technology online in droves. But how practical is it as a source of grid resilience, and what are the challenges in getting it off the ground?
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