"The emissions-free stadium was not too long ago just a vision, now we are close to its implementation," said Vienna's City Councilor for Sports, Peter Hacker (SPÖ), in a press release. The Vienna Happel-Stadium will generate more electricity than it consumes, thus making an important contribution to environmental and climate protection in our city, Hacker continued. "The emissions-free Happel-Stadium is a strong signal for a climate-neutral Vienna by 2040," added NEOS-Vienna sports spokesperson Markus Ornig.

Photovoltaic System on Vienna Ernst-Happel-Stadium Basis for Emissions-Free Stadium

After planning with the help of the stadium's digital 3D model, 9,300 modules, 80,000 trapezoidal rails, and over 5,000 PV optimizers were delivered at the end of November. With the PV system on the roof and the geothermal energy under the renewed training fields, the basis for the emissions-free stadium has now been laid. In collaboration with Wien Energie and Wiener Netze, the solar power system will be completely wired by the end of 2025, and the generated energy will be fed into the existing stadium network. Further plans include a network equipped with heat pumps and storage, and a connection to the neighboring stadium pool, where the excess energy from the stadium will be used.

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