Burgenland cheers: Austria's largest photovoltaic system under construction!
Burgenland cheers: Austria's largest photovoltaic system under construction!
A crucial project for Burgenland's energy future accepts forms! The largest photovoltaic system in Austria is realized in the XXXLutz central warehouse in Zurndorf, which is also one of the largest in Europe. The starting signal for the expansion of this impressive complex was found today, June 27, 2025, at a press conference that appealed to numerous celebrities from politics and business. For Burgenland Energie and the family company Püspök, this means a common vision: the existing roof system is expanded to around 20 megawatts and will generate over 20 million kilowatt hours of solar energy every year, such as meinbezirk.at reported.
This extensive system will house a total of around 35,000 photovoltaic modules on a roof area of around 200,000 square meters. This includes 25,000 new modules, which will seamlessly join the existing system. Burgenland sees ideal conditions for such projects, because every year the sun seems over 2,000 hours, a serious advantage for everyone who deals with solar energy.
a step towards more climate neutrality
With this initiative, those responsible not only want to improve the power supply in the region, but also make an active contribution to the energy transition. "Our goal is to make the state of Burgenland climate -neutral and energy -independent by 2030," said Dr. Stephan Sharma, CEO of Burgenland Energie, at the event. The company is investing a total of 1.5 billion euros in energy independence for the coming years. XXXLutz is also committed and conducts the project as part of its sustainability program.At the press conference, at which Governor Mag. Hans Peter Doskozil, Mag. Lukas Püspök, Managing Director of Püspök, and Dr. Alois Knauseder, head of construction department of XXXLutz, participated, was underlined by the importance of such projects for the region. ots.at informs that the local economy is also promoted by realizing this photovoltaic system.
The development of solar energy
The history of solar energy is already centuries old. This technology has developed from the early high cultures that worshiped the sun until modern use of the sun's rays. Today photovoltaics are considered a future market. The first steps of this development were already taken in the 19th century with the discovery of the photoelectric effect. Solaranze--errgeber.de describes how the trend towards renewable energies has increased in recent decades, which was crucial for today's energy concepts.
Overall, the new facility in Zurndorf shows that the combination of economic success and sustainable energy production can be combined excellently in an innovative environment. Burgenland, with its ideal hours of sunshine, is well positioned in order to continue to play an important role in the production of renewable energies in the future.
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