Photovoltaic Initiative: 20th Vienna "Public Transport Solar Power Plant" in Operation
Since 2021, Wiener Linien, together with Wien Energie, has been implementing the PV Offensive project, with the U3 station Ottakring being the first station to be upgraded. Gudrun Senk, the technical director of Wiener Linien, explains that the possibility of installing photovoltaic systems is examined in all construction projects. By 2025, around ten additional solar power plants are to be put into operation.
19 Kilometers of Photovoltaic Modules in Operation on Public Transport Roofs in Vienna
The PV modules on the roofs of subway stations, bus garages, and workshops currently achieve a total output of 4,753 kilowatts. This could supply around 2,400 average Viennese households with green electricity for a year. All solar modules of Wiener Linien lined up would have a length of 19 kilometers, more than the U4 route between Heiligenstadt and Hütteldorf.
The largest systems are located at the Leopoldau bus garage and the main workshop in Simmering. Together, they generate more than a third of the current total output. The operating facilities of Wiener Linien consume their electricity almost entirely themselves - either on-site or via their own internal power grid. Surpluses, such as those at the U6 station Michelbeuern-AKH or the Leopoldau bus garage, are fed into the public grid. The subway itself is operated via a separate network, also with green electricity.
(APA/Red)
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