Seminar: Biodiversity vs. Open-Space PV – Not a Contradiction
With careful planning, a solar PV system can boost biodiversity. Experts with practical experience explain what needs to be taken into account.
Organiser: Energie-Events.
Date: 4 November 2026, 09:30 – 16:30
Venue: Central Vienna (exact location to be announced) or online.
Programme & Speakers:
- 9.30–11.00 Authorisation practices and monitoring results – what role do guidelines and recommendations play? A practical overview ranging from the skylark to greening, from the control of invasive alien plants to agri-PV grassland farming. Robert Zideck, Simon Kofler & Mario Fleischhacker, Environment Network
- 11:00–11:15 Break
- 11:15–12:15 From the early days and research in agri-PV to a biodiversity-enhancing element in the energy transition – insights from five years of agri-PV. Sophie Seewald, EWS
- 12:15–12:30 Break
- 12:30–13:45 PV zones in practice: between option and obligation. Tatjana Katalan, DORDA Lawyers
- 13:45–15:15 Lunch break
- 15:15–16:15 What’s happening in the partner countries, the PV Solar Island pilot project & innovative examples, Marina Karner, eNu
- 16:15–16:30 Conclusions from the event (if applicable) / closing discussion Vera Immitzer, Photovoltaic & Battery Austria
- Subject to change. Photos: Robert Zideck & Simon Kofler: © Netzwerk Umwelt, Sophie Seewald © Astrid Knie, Tatjana Katalan: © Studio Kökart, Marina Karner: Peter Ramberger, Vera Immitzer: © Thomas Unterberger
Cost:
- €466 net for members of the Photovoltaic & Battery Austria – in person or online
- €583 net (standard rate) – in-person or online
- All prices are subject to 20% VAT
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