Austrian steel maker voestalpine is installing photovoltaic systems covering a total area of around 310,000 square meters and generating an output of almost 6 MWp at its company sites. 100,000 square meters of roof and open space is already covered by photovoltaic systems at the Austrian sites in Linz, Donawitz, Kapfenberg and Krems, and more are currently being installed. Similar systems are already in operation at sites in Germany and the Netherlands. Capacity will also be expanded in Spain, USA, and China.voestalpine has been a leading provider in solar segment for years, with its high-quality steel components and systems used to form the substructures for photovoltaic and solar systems. Now these high-quality special profiles are also being used in the photovoltaic installations at the Austrian sites.By consistently optimizing its processes and plants, voestalpine has reduced its carbon emissions by around 20% over the past three decades, to almost the lowest level technically possible. voestalpine has a clear plan to decarbonize steel production with greentec steel: using a hybrid technology, carbon emissions can be reduced by around 30% to 2030, and over the long term the goal is to successively increase the use of green electricity and green hydrogen in steel production, to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, this depends upon sufficient availability of green electricity, in adequate quantities and at competitive prices.
Austrian steel maker voestalpine is installing photovoltaic systems covering a total area of around 310,000 square meters and generating an output of almost 6 MWp at its company sites. 100,000 square meters of roof and open space is already covered by photovoltaic systems at the Austrian sites in Linz, Donawitz, Kapfenberg and Krems, and more are currently being installed. Similar systems are already in operation at sites in Germany and the Netherlands. Capacity will also be expanded in Spain, USA, and China.voestalpine has been a leading provider in solar segment for years, with its high-quality steel components and systems used to form the substructures for photovoltaic and solar systems. Now these high-quality special profiles are also being used in the photovoltaic installations at the Austrian sites.By consistently optimizing its processes and plants, voestalpine has reduced its carbon emissions by around 20% over the past three decades, to almost the lowest level technically possible. voestalpine has a clear plan to decarbonize steel production with greentec steel: using a hybrid technology, carbon emissions can be reduced by around 30% to 2030, and over the long term the goal is to successively increase the use of green electricity and green hydrogen in steel production, to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, this depends upon sufficient availability of green electricity, in adequate quantities and at competitive prices.
