Ten years ago, the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT was founded to make solutions visible. But visibility alone is not enough.
For the past three years, there has been a place where ideas turn into reality: the AWS Solutions Hub. On a former farmstead just 45 minutes outside of Vienna, something more than a project has emerged. It is proof that climate action doesn’t have to remain theoretical. It begins the moment someone takes the first step.
This is not about big announcements, but about what follows: implementing, testing, improving, and moving forward every day.
Energy for the Region
In 2024, the Hub faced an important question: what kind of system should power the eco-hub?
Fortunately, at the same time, Raiffeisen Holding had decided to make a major commitment to renewable energy and was also looking for a partner. Together, the first step was to implement a modern renewable energy management system at the AWS Solutions Hub, including a photovoltaic system, battery storage, and an e-charging station.
This system became the starting point for a renewable energy community together with the local Raiffeisenbank Mistelbach. From there, many more such systems and energy communities followed. Today, more than 10,000 people are part of the Raiffeisen Energy World in a renewable citizen energy community.
True to the spirit of the AWS Solutions Hub:
Dream big. Start small. Stay consistent. Make it count.
When Nature Returns
In 2025, we teamed up with local partners to turn an idea into a living habitat.
The Wild Solutions Park combines research and education to demonstrate real impact. Large grazers, robust cattle, water buffalo, wild donkeys, and horses help maintain ecological balance. Their movement creates open spaces, shelter, and biodiversity.
Formerly intensively used land is gradually coming back to life. Species return, cycles are restored, and nature begins to recover. The park shows how ecosystems can regenerate and how such models can be replicated elsewhere.
Learning for the Next Generation
In 2026, the focus also includes the next generation.
Together with local schools, the Hub engages children and young people through hands-on learning. They explore food systems and global environmental issues while developing teamwork, responsibility, and a stronger connection to nature.
The Hub also serves as a regional knowledge center, bringing people together through workshops and community formats.
Enabling the Future
The site itself continues to grow into a true center for practical solutions.
A former grain storage building is now becoming a space for ideas, with offices and event areas for start-ups, organizations, and companies working on rural innovation. It is a place where people can meet, exchange knowledge, test solutions, and build partnerships.
Three years of the AWS Solutions Hub show what is possible when ideas are not only discussed, but tested, built, and improved on site. Step by step, the Hub is becoming a place where small, practical solutions can grow into models that others can scale and replicate.
Together, we are unstoppable.
