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Tritonwasser on the Donauinsel: new wind pump brings climate-ready irrigation
Sustainable, wind-powered irrigation on the Donauinsel (Danube Island) in Vienna.
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Press release from the City of Vienna
A new wind pump is providing climate-ready, sustainable irrigation on Vienna's Donauinsel (Danube Island), entirely without electricity. As part of the EU project LIFE DICCA, the installation feeds the Endelteich, Wiesenteich and Windradteich ponds on the northern bank, protecting the island's wetlands from drying out in summer.
You can read more in the press release issued by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien) on 18 July 2024.