Austria's e-economy
The Austrian E- Industry Association , until 2010 the Association of Austrian Electricity Companies (VEÖ), represents the interests of the Austrian electricity industry . It appears under the brand name Oesterreichs Energie .
Members are producers, distributors and traders. The electricity companies represented in Austria's e-economy generate more than 90% of Austria's electricity generation with a bottleneck capacity of over 23,000 megawatts and a generation of around 65 terawatt hours per year.
history
In 1953 the Association of Austrian E-Works was founded. The first president of the then VEÖ was Franz Holzinger, general director of OKA (Oberösterreichische Kraftwerke AG). Kurt Selden was appointed the first managing director.
The collective agreement negotiations have been one of the association's core tasks since the VEÖ was founded. The VEÖ was in contact with officials of the ministries, politicians, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce , the Chamber of Labor , the Federation of Industrialists and other institutions and branches. In the 1950s and 1960s, an exchange of experience took place in the specialist committees of the VEÖ. The main focus was on developments in safety issues and new processes in power plant and line construction. Initiated by the oil crises in 1973 and 1978, activities to save energy were initiated, such as B. the energy saving advice in the VEÖ. In the 1980s, the association tried to raise public awareness of environmental problems, in some cases also fear of contact with technology and skepticism about major projects, through public relations work .
Until the reform of the association in 1999, the VEÖ was structured as a curia organization, consisting of four groups (regional companies, Verbund AG and Verbund subsidiaries, state capital and community-owned EVU, private and cooperative EVU). With the VEÖ reform in 1999, the curia system was abolished and a new form of organization was created. In 2005 an association reform took place. The division organization was introduced through which the former VEÖ was subdivided into the three divisions of generation, trade / sales and networks, each with a division spokesman at the top. In 2010 the association changed its name to Austria's E- Industry and appears externally under the brand name Oesterreichs Energie.
Former print media
The trade magazine Oesterreichs Energie existed as a print medium until 2016 as the successor to the ÖZE - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Elektrizitätswirtschaft, founded in 1948, and the VEÖ Journal, which was published until 2010. As an opinion leader in politics, industry and ministries , it was published ten times a year.
Austria's e-business has been publishing the specialist magazine "Stromlinie" since 2016, which appears quarterly.
tasks
The association sees its tasks as a contact in the electricity industry, the setting of lobbying priorities, the cooperation of political institutions, authorities and corporations at national and international level. Furthermore, it acts as a representative of the common position of the branch of industry towards the press, political institutions, authorities and corporations to enforce the energy policy interests of the member companies with regard to legislation . He also maintains cooperation with the regulatory authority E-Control for the ongoing development of the legal, regulatory, technical and economic framework. The association is the publisher of the "Technical connection conditions for connection to public supply networks with operating voltages up to 1000 volts" ( TAEV ).
The association represents the interests of the member companies at EURELECTRIC (European umbrella organization for e-commerce) and provides ongoing information from the EURELECTRIC committees. It also participates in the funding of projects and studies in the fields of energy research, development and environmental protection , coordinated by Oesterreichs Energie Research & Innovation. The association represents the interests of the member companies vis-à-vis the employee representatives in collective bargaining negotiations .
organization
The organizational structure is divided into the segments generation, networks and trading / sales. A steering committee has been set up for each division . The task of the steering committee is to coordinate interests and work in the divisions. In addition, each of the divisions has a division spokesman who represents the division interests in public.
Organizational units, subsidiaries and publications:
- The General Secretariat is the office of the association. It has been headed by Barbara Schmidt since 2007 and has around 30 employees in Vienna .
- Oesterreichs Energie Akademie organizes advanced training events for members and creates specialist publications and information material.
- Oesterreichs Energie Research & Innovation coordinates joint projects in the Austrian e-business in the areas of research and development . It supplements the research activities of the member companies, initiates cooperation with international bodies, coordinates joint international R&D activities and advises on the use of national and international funding .
- Oesterreichs Energie Certification determines compliance with the state of the art through audits. A TSM (Technical Safety Management) - Certification certifies the network operator, the presence of the requirements for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of networks and equipment and technical resources.
Members
The association has around 140 member companies, membership in the association is voluntary.
Ordinary members can be all electricity companies within the meaning of the ElWOG in the version of the Energy Liberalization Act with their domicile in Germany, as well as their parent companies with their domicile in Germany, regardless of the legal form and ownership structure . Domestic companies interested in technical cooperation on issues relating to the electricity industry, as well as foreign electricity companies, can become extraordinary members.
President
- Franz Holzinger (1953–1959)
- Wilfried Egger (1959–1972)
- Franz Hintermayer (1972–1973)
- Wilhelm Arthold (1973–1974)
- Alfred Klimesch (1974–1977)
- Wilhelm Erbacher (1977–1978)
- Herbert Bandhauer (1978–1979)
- Peter Schachner-Blazizek (1979–1980; Executive Vice President)
- Wilhelm Altziebler (1980–1981)
- Erwin Wenzl (1981-1983)
- Walter Fremuth (1983–1986)
- Erwin Wenzl (1986-1989)
- Peter Schachner-Blazizek (1989–1990)
- Heinrich Lackner (1990–1992)
- Walter Fremuth (1992–1993)
- Hans Haider (1994–1995)
- Rudolf Gruber (1995-1998)
- Max Stockinger (1998-2002)
- Michael Pistauer (2002-2005)
- Leo Windtner (2005-2008)
- Michael Pistauer (2008-2009)
- Wolfgang Anzengruber (2009–2011)
- Peter Layr (2011-2014)
- Wolfgang Anzengruber (2014-2017)
- Leonhard Schitter (2017-2020)
- Michael Strugl (2020-2023)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Austria's energy: ensuring security of supply
- ↑ Objectives and contents of the TAEV today (PDF file)
- ^ The organ structure of Oesterreichs Energie , website of Österreichs Energie
- ^ Membership in Österreichs Energie , Österreichs Energie website, accessed on May 23, 2017
- ↑ Michael Strugl elected President of Austria's E-Industry. June 15, 2020, accessed June 16, 2020 .