Activity Report 02/03-05.2011Reggio EmiliaUpper Austrian Region

overview

REZIPE activities• organisational matters• solar power station at a public building• 2. Upper Austrian Solar Rally• guidelines for e-mobility

other activities• tender for e-bikes and e-scooter• solar power station at the main railway station in Linz

organisational matters

• instead of “Upper Austrian Academy for Environment and Nature”: Upper Austrian Department of Environment

• lead responsibility still executed by Andreas Drack• substitute Michael Nagl instead of Harald Huber

solar power station at a public building

• 3 kWp-power station erected in November 2010 at the vocational school of Attnang-Puchheim

• successful press releases after the press conference on January 19th

• environment issues will be included in the regular school curriculum (by Climate Alliance Upper Austria)

• inclusion in the Solar Rally 2011; pupils will be invited to attend the exhibition on e-mobility

• electricity yielded as a budget in the Upper Austrian Administration free of charge for employees who travel by e-bikes to the offices

• official e-bike used in the school; two more are located in Linz; all three can be used as test vehicles

1. Upper Austrian Solar Power Station at a public building

2. Upper Austrian Solar Rally

• 22-24th June 2011• organised (again) by climate alliance Upper Austria• linked to the Austrian climate tour• in co-operation with the two big electricity companies Linz AG and

Energie AG• 3626 persons invited by letter (combination with a questionnaire

linked to the support scheme for e-bikes)• additional letter to all 444 mayors of municipalities• invitation of schools in Linz by the city of Linz• invitation of media representatives to drive a part of the tour• local posters of REZIPE• tour: Linz (exhibition)-Eberstalzell (PV-installation)-Attnang

(exhibition)-Klaus• different tours for e-bikes and e-cars

guidelines for e-mobility

• Resolution proposal will be agreed during the 2011 General Assembly on May 5th

• official introduced on 18th February by Climate Alliance Austria

tender for e-bikes and e-scooter

• action of the administration (mobility management) for employees

• 15-25% discount (for the new 2011 models)• data sheets• one week fair for testing the bikes in November 2010• evaluation starting by questionnaire last week• 3 official e-bike in the administration

solar power station at the main railway station in Linz

• project management and design by the electricity company (Linz AG)

• positive expert opinion from the responsible architecture (Holzbauer plus Partner): transparent cells

• restrictive opinion of the representatives of the railway company (ÖBB)

• next step: representative of city should boost the project

• but! Mayor of Linz stopped the project!

CMO-project

• Project redesigned – reduced costs, regional support for co-financing

• launch of an association for e-mobility (and a network?)

current situation:

• no further activities in networking in Upper Austria• new (10) working groups on e-mobility under the

umbrella of federal ministries