The world's first wind power plant to produce traction current is to be built in Lower Austria. It will feed directly into the catenary, supplying the trains with wind energy directly and with low losses.

Ecological aspect

With the commissioning, the in-house generation of renewable energy will increase by about 6.75 GWh. Furthermore, the wind power plant will increase efficiency in the energy grid of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG.

The construction of the prototype wind turbine forms the basis for the construction of further wind turbines. The intention is to further increase the share of self-generated electricity from renewable sources in the railway power supply.

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