Marktentwicklung 2012.pdf - NachhaltigWirtschaften.at
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Innov<strong>at</strong>ive Energietechnologien in Österreich – <strong>Marktentwicklung</strong> 2012<br />
2. Summary<br />
2.1 Motiv<strong>at</strong>ion, method and content<br />
The document<strong>at</strong>ion and market research in the field of technologies for the exploit of<br />
renewable energy sources cre<strong>at</strong>es a basis for the planning and decision making in<br />
politics, economy, research and development. The aim of this market study<br />
”Innov<strong>at</strong>ive energy technologies in Austria – market development 2011“ is to lay a<br />
found<strong>at</strong>ion in the following fields: biomass, photovoltaics, solar thermal and he<strong>at</strong><br />
pumps.<br />
Methods used are: questionnaires handed out to manufacturers, trading firms and<br />
install<strong>at</strong>ion companies as well as questionnaires of funding providers <strong>at</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
and local governments. Furthermore inform<strong>at</strong>ion is g<strong>at</strong>hered with a survey of<br />
liter<strong>at</strong>ure, the evalu<strong>at</strong>ion of available st<strong>at</strong>istics and internet research. The obtained<br />
d<strong>at</strong>a is displayed in time series to provide the starting point for deeper analysis and<br />
str<strong>at</strong>egically consider<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
First the market development is illustr<strong>at</strong>ed by production numbers or installed<br />
capacities and then the energy gain is calcul<strong>at</strong>ed taking into account the life cycle of<br />
the machinery. The necessary support energy for the main and auxiliary machinery is<br />
discussed and savings in gross and net of greenhouse gas emissions are calcul<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
The graphically displayed turnovers and the job cre<strong>at</strong>ing effects show eventually the<br />
impact of the various technologies in Austria. Results are shown in alphabetical order<br />
of technologies.<br />
2.2 Introduction<br />
The year 2012 shows further recovery on the market in the area of the examined<br />
technologies. One factor was the permanently high oil price which was more than<br />
100 $/barrel in 2012: the second year in a row with such a high oil price. A neg<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
factor was the reluctant economy last year. However the market development of the<br />
examined technologies was not as uniform as might have been expected from the<br />
marginal conditions. After losses in the previous years biomass he<strong>at</strong>ing stoves and<br />
he<strong>at</strong> pumps clearly increased on the market last year. The growth of photovoltaics on<br />
the market continued the fourth year in a row whereas the photovoltaics market<br />
almost doubled in 2012. On the contrary the sales figures of biomass he<strong>at</strong>ing stoves<br />
and solar he<strong>at</strong> decreased. Consequently the sales figures of solar hear decreased<br />
the third year in a row. Reasons are the increasing competition between solar he<strong>at</strong><br />
and photovoltaics in regard to surface area and investments. The further<br />
development of the sales figures of the examined technologies depends heavily on<br />
the general development of the economy. Furthermore the main market of the<br />
he<strong>at</strong>ing technologies will move from new construction to reconstruction in the<br />
upcoming years whereby the reconstruction r<strong>at</strong>es will become an important factor.<br />
2.3 Solid biomass - fuels<br />
The energetic utilis<strong>at</strong>ion of solid biomass has a long tradition in Austria and is still a<br />
very important factor within the renewable energy sector. The consumption of final<br />
energy from sold biofuels increased from 142 PJ for 2007 to 174 PJ for 2012. The<br />
consumption of wood chips is increasing steadily since the beginning of the 1980s. In<br />
2012 the wood chips consumption was 80 PJ and thus exceeds the consumption of<br />
wood logs with 70 PJ. The very well documented wood pellet market developed with<br />
an annual growth r<strong>at</strong>e between 30 and 40 % until 2006. This development was then<br />
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