Workshops

Stakeholder-Workshop "Households and PV systems in Austria"

On February 25th, 2025, a stakeholder workshop was held at WIFO in the context of the FutuRes-PV project. Survey results on the characteristics of Austrian prosumers and motives and barriers to investing in PV systems were discussed.

In the first part of the workshop, Tugba Atasoy presented first results from a household survey on the characteristics of Austrian prosumers and their motives and barriers to investing in PV systems. The survey results show that legal framework conditions (such as restrictions regarding the installation of PV systems in multi-family houses) and financial aspects are key determinants for the adoption of PV sys-tems by Austrian households. The results were evaluated and validated through discussions with the stakeholders. In the second part of the workshop, Kagan Yue ksel introduced the technology diffusion model, which simulates adoption pathways of PV systems in Austrian households, and presented pre-liminary results. Stakeholder feedback will be considered in the development of policy scenarios.

The presentation can be downloaded below:

Households and PV Systems in Austria - FutuRes-PV Stakeholder Workshop

On 20 April 2026, WIFO organised an online stakeholder workshop as part of the FutuRes-PV project. The workshop focused on policy recommendations to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of PV support measures, as well as on options to overcome non financial barriers that hinder households from investing in PV systems.

The first part of the workshop presented first project outputs. Tugba Atasoy (RWTH) shared insights in-to the characteristics of Austrian prosumers and the motivations and barriers related to PV investments. Kagan Yüksel (RWTH) introduced the diffusion model that simulates PV adoption among Austrian households and presented outcomes for various diffusion scenarios. Mark Sommer (WIFO) described the macroeconomic model DYNK, its coupling with the diffusion model, and first macroeconomic simu-lation results. In the second interactive part of the workshop, the participants discussed policy recommendations ai-med at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of PV subsidies and at addressing non financial obstacles to household PV adoption. The discussion also identified vulnerable population groups and explored targeted policy actions to promote their participation.

The presentation can be downloaded below: