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Lower Austria Goes All-Renewable

posted by janrinok on Friday November 06 2015, @11:45PM   Printer-friendly
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Erwin Proell, the governor of Lower Austria (the largest of Austria's 9 states, with a population of 1.6 million) announced on Thursday that his state now gets 100% of its electricity from renewable sources (63% hydroelectric, 26% wind, 9% biomass and 2% solar).

"Since 2002 we have invested 2.8 billion euros ($3bn) in eco-electricity, from solar parks to renewing (hydroelectric) stations on the Danube," Proell told a news conference.

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  • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Saturday November 07 2015, @12:19AM

    by JNCF (4317) on Saturday November 07 2015, @12:19AM (#259748) Journal

    The trolling of the troll! He called them Krauts in the title, which is also incorrect, but that's the point.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by deadstick on Saturday November 07 2015, @01:53AM

    by deadstick (5110) on Saturday November 07 2015, @01:53AM (#259762)

    I bought a T-shirt in Salzburg that proclaimed NO KANGAROOS IN AUSTRIA over a picture of cows dancing on an Alpine mountainside, on their hind feet, holding calves in belly pouches.

    Sadly, it was cheap and crappy and didn't last long. But I'll never forget those Mozartkugeln...

    • (Score: 1) by xav on Saturday November 07 2015, @03:09AM

      by xav (5579) on Saturday November 07 2015, @03:09AM (#259783)

      > But I'll never forget those Mozartkugeln

      Which translates to "But I'll never forget those Mozart balls"...
      I had to do some searching to understand what you meant.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 07 2015, @11:24PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 07 2015, @11:24PM (#260144)

        Wikipedia [wikipedia.org] is claiming they taste just like candy. caveat lambens.

      • (Score: 2) by deadstick on Sunday November 08 2015, @11:29PM

        by deadstick (5110) on Sunday November 08 2015, @11:29PM (#260560)

        Yes, they're not like Rocky Mountain oysters (though I like those much better than real oysters).