- Austria boasts hundreds of pioneering companies that operate successfully in the fields of waste management and recycling, water preparation, organic farming, sustainable forestry, and “green” tourism. For instance, the Styria-based company Binder+ Co produces green technology that treats, sorts, and recycles primary and secondary raw and complex materials such as glass, plastics, packaging and medical The self-styled Green Tech Valley is a hotspot for green and sustainable technology companies with more than 30 global leaders within an hour’s drive apart. Market opportunities, international networking, and R&D institutions are concentrated in a small region. The FH Johanneum (University of Applied Sciences) lies at the heart of this cluster that emphasizes, among other products, those of green Energy. Companies benefit largely from the Styria Green Tech Valley. One example is Komptech,
now a market leader and one of Austria’s “hid-den champions”. In total, Austrian companies currently build, operate and maintain more than 150 large-scale and 3,000 small hydroelectric power plants world-wide, turning the nation’s hydro industry into one of the most competitive on the global market. A major international player in the field of hydropower production is Styria-based
Andritz Hydro. While water as a renewable source of energy plays a prominent role in Austria, you should not neglect the photovoltaic industry in this Alpine country. More than 30 percent of all solar thermal collectors Law produced in Europe come from Austria, making the country’s solar industry one of the most competitive worldwide.
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