ÖBB, Asfinag and the electricity grid operator are sounding the alarm: years of procedures by the authorities, growing resistance from residents and a lack of laws are delaying expansion projects for the energy and transport transition. The most recent example is Voest’s planned steel production with green energy.
Voestalpine in Linz wants to save as much as five percent of Austria’s total CO₂ emissions by replacing the blast furnace with a clean electric steel smelting plant. This should be ready in 2027, but the renovation has now been completed: after objections, the required strong electricity line cannot be installed because a mast would have to be located in a protected pasture area. Nature conservation wins over climate protection, a duel that increasingly delays important infrastructure projects.
Source: Krone
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