Following the successful commissioning of Nickelsdorf I last year, the Nickelsdorf II photovoltaic project has now been completed. The plant, located in the Burgenland municipality of Nickelsdorf, has a capacity of 68 MWp, covers 53 hectares, and will supply domestic electricity to businesses and approximately 23,000 households. PÜSPÖK is thus successfully continuing its ambitious expansion of renewable energies.

Fossil-free and sustainable: How the combination of photovoltaics, wind power and battery storage drives the energy transition

Nickelsdorf II is part of PÜSPÖK's comprehensive photovoltaics initiative, which envisions an expansion of photovoltaic capacity by more than 400 MWp by 2026. Together with the existing wind farms in the municipalities of Mönchhof and Gols, as well as the already approved battery storage systems, the project forms a central part of the so-called super-hybrid park: The combination of PV, wind power, and large-scale storage systems ensures more consistent electricity production and eliminates unnecessary grid expansion costs. The combination of photovoltaics with agricultural use remains a central element of PÜSPÖK's strategy. The formerly purely agricultural land of Nickelsdorf II will now be sustainably managed with an agri-photovoltaic system.

Strong signal for responsible land use

Lukas Püspök, Managing Director of PÜSPÖK, emphasizes the importance of renewable energy projects: "With the completion of Nickelsdorf II, we have reached another milestone on the path to a sustainable energy future. The combination of photovoltaics, wind power, and battery storage makes domestic electricity from renewable energy even more affordable and almost constantly available. This benefits private households as well as businesses and industry."

Gerhard Zapfl, Mayor of Nickelsdorf, also underscored the importance of the project for the municipality: "Nickelsdorf remains a model region when it comes to renewable energy. The realization of Nickelsdorf II is a strong signal for sustainable development and the responsible use of land. This successfully continues our path toward achieving our climate goals, which we began many years ago."

The Prantl family, Georg and Julia, who already manage the land in Nickelsdorf I as partners of PÜSPÖK through sheep grazing, also sees great advantages in the cooperation in Nickelsdorf II: "The combination of organic farming and renewable energy represents a logical optimization and increase in efficiency of land management for us. By dual-using the land for photovoltaics and organic grazing, we are creating a future-oriented solution that enables agriculture, climate protection and nature conservation on the same area."

With the completion of Nickelsdorf II, another chapter of the PÜSPÖK photovoltaic initiative has been successfully completed. While operations have already begun, the battery storage system planned for 2026 will further optimize the hybrid energy system and thus contribute to the stability of the power supply.