6.1 | Austria
Key facts
Population: 8.336.549
Area: 83.871 km
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Capital: Vienna
Number of single/two-family houses/
multi-dwelling buildings: 2.252.900
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Average heat demand single/two family house: 20–25 MWh/year
Number of non residential buildings: 282.257
15
New constructed dwellings in single/
two family houses in 2002: 16.052
16
Share of energy from renewable sources
in final consumption of energy 2005: 23,3%
Binding target for the use of renewable sources by 2020: 34%
Generation of electricity 2008:
National emission factor (g CO
2
/kWh
electricity
) 207,817
Energy prices
Average end consumer prices including distribution and taxes:
Pellets
18
(sack delivery) (Dez. 2008): 4,7 Euro cent/kWh
Pellets (bulk delivery) (Dez. 2008): 4,1 Euro cent/kWh
Electricity
19
(Dez. 2008): 17,5 Euro cent/kWh
Electricity for heating purposes (2nd qu. 2009): 15,2 Euro cent/kWh
Domestic gas
20
(Dez. 2008): 6,9 Euro cent/kWh
Heating oil (Dez. 2008): 6,1 Euro cent/kWh
District heating
21
(2nd qu. 2009): 9,2 Euro cent/kWh
In Austria the strong growth of the heat pump sector beginning from the year
2000 is also continued in 2008. Last year 18.690 units were sold in the home
market. This figure consists of all types and performance classes. It shows an
increase of 23,4 % compared with 2007, where 15.241 plants were sold. Figure 16
shows the number of heat pumps for water and for space heating sold in Austria
1976–2008.
The historic development is characterised by the change from tap water heat
pumps to heat pumps for heating. The background for this development can be
found in the further development of the technology, the favourable conditions,
when heat pumps are installed in energy-efficient buildings because of its low
heating demand and flow temperature, and the effective energy policy
instruments.
The growth of the market is caused by the fast growing segment of heat pumps
for space heating (+21,4 %) and the also fast growing segment of heat pumps for
water heating (+30,8 %).
Heat pumps for space heating are divided in three performance classes. The
one up to 20 kW (used in private buildings) increased by 29,1 %, whereas the
heat pumps from 20 kW and above 80 kW had a downward trend of –13,9 % and
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Focus reports on selected European markets | Austria
14 Source: Statistik Austria,
Mikrozensus (Jahresdurchschnitt
2008); date 9.4.09
15 Source: Statistik Austria,
Gebäude- und Wohnungszäh-
lung 2001 – Gebäudearten
16 Source: Statistik Austria, Wohn-
bautätigkeit 2002, Wien 2004
17 Source: „Bericht über
Stromkennzeichnung“, e-control,
Dezember 2008
18 Source: „Bericht über
Stromkennzeichnung“, e-control,
Dezember 2008
19 Source: BMWFJ, Strompreis-
monitor
20 Source: BMWFJ, Gaspreismonitor
21 Source: IWO Österreich