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ERIGrid H2020 project wins RGI "Good Practice of the Year" award
environmentally sensitive grid development to enable further steady growth of renewable energy and the energy transition. More Information: About the award: https://renewables-grid.eu/activities/good [...] The ERIGrid H2020 project, coordinated by AIT Senior Scientist Thomas Strasser, AIT Center for Energy, is the winner of the Renewable Grid Initiative’s (RGI) “Good Practice of the Year” award in the category [...] ERIGrid. The award ceremony was taking place online on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 in context of the 6th Energy Infrastructure Forum, the Copenhagen Forum 2020, organized by the European Commission, DG ENER. In
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This was ComForEn 2023
the Communications for Energy Systems (ComForEn) symposium, which took place in Vienna from March 15 to March 17, 2023. The central question was the way to an interoperable energy system. Interoperability [...] next generation of energy systems is expected to integrate many new technologies and applications (demand response, flexibility services, market participation) across different energy vectors (electricity [...] in smart grid interoperability. For this, first concepts for an interoperability roadmap for the energy transition were presented. In terms of content, the presentation by David Reihs (AIT) on "Unlocking
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Best practice for a sustainable production
heat pumps is an essential building block for a future and efficient energy system“, explains Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. New Heat Pump Technology [...] processes After evaluating the production processes, the energy sources used and the possible efficiency measures, the AIT Center for Energy drew up a decarbonisation concept for the Vienna site of the [...] operation and use of more efficient equipment enable reduction of CO2 emissions by 15% Optimizing energy consumption and the resulting reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from industrial production processes
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This was #NEFI2022
‘, Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)), Markus Achleitner (Regional Minister for Economy and Energy, Province of Upper Austria), Wolfgang Hribernik [...] Hribernik (NEFI Network Coordinator) and Elvira Lutter (Programme Manager Climate and Energy Fund, Director of the Net-Zero Industries Mission by Mission Innovation). The Regional Ministers Barbara Eibinger-Miedl [...] Research, Province of Styria) and Ursula Lackner (Regional Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Energy, Regional Development and Spatial Planning, Province of Styria) were part of the opening via short
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Industrial heat pumps for a climate-neutral European industry
enormous potential for energy efficiency and the reduction of CO2 emissions On 6 July 2021, Timur Gül, Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division of the International Energy Agency (IEA), opened the [...] increase energy efficiency by up to 80 per cent, reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80 per cent and also cause up to 20 per cent less productions costs. Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy at the AIT [...] Center for Energy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. As part of DryFiciency, three demonstration projects were carried out in the field of industrial drying, as drying processes are very energy-intensive
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AIT study shows savings potential of 40% of CO2 emissions in steam generation at AGRANA Aschach/Donau
Based on the energy flow analyses and a rough concept, the experts of the AIT Center for Energy prepared a feasibility study for a more climate-friendly processing of maize for AGRANA's Upper Austrian [...] daily into high-quality starch products for downstream industries. This requires large amounts of energy for cleaning and processing, which are currently provided by fossil fuels such as natural gas. Since [...] heat sources existing at the site can be fed either directly or by means of heat pumps. Thus, the energy needs of a wide variety of processes can be met up to and including full supply via this hot water
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New Energy for Industry launches the new innovation lab NEFI+ for a climate-neutral industry
On 20th June 2024 the the innovation network “NEFI - New Energy for Industry” presented its new and unique innovation laboratory NEFI+, which will specifically drive technological development [...] industry as part of the RTI initiative “Transformation of Industry”. The innovation network NEFI-New Energy for Industry consists of the network partners AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Montanu [...] investment and planning security for companies, both for innovative projects as part of the Climate and Energy Fund's RTI initiative for the transformation of industry, as well as specific implementation projects
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Science Brunch Fundamental Research in Photovoltaics + Energy storage
photovoltaics and energy storage will be in the focus. Among these research projects „made in Austria“ which have been funded under the research programmes of the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund some are
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Friederich Kupzog receives Role Model Award of IEEE Austria
Friederich Kupzog ist Head of the Competence Unit Electric Energy Systems, Center for Energy and manages approx. 80 persons at the Center for Energy. IEEE is the biggest professional organisation worldwide
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AIT Center for Energy: Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps
AIT Center for Energy has contributed to the Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps, which presents and outlines the status of the technology and steps needed to realize its decarbonization potential. Heat [...] Heat pumps are an energy efficient electrification technology which are able to replace a large share of fossil fueled industrial process heating. To accelerate the implementation and further development [...] ambitions to move towards a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, radical changes are needed to the current energy supply in the industry. Electrically driven heat pump technology has been proposed for supplying
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SETPlan 2018
The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating [...] across Europe by supporting the most impactful technologies in the EU's transformation to a low-carbon energy system. It promotes cooperation amongst EU countries, companies, research institutions, and the EU
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AIT at the Photovoltaic Conference in Villach
discussing the role of photovoltaics in the overall energy system and the increasing relevance of photovoltaics as an essential building block of the energy transition. AIT PV experts held 4 presentations
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Electromobility: MEDUSA Ultra-fast charging for heavy duty vehicles
Emission Mobility, a research and demonstration programme of the Climate and Energy Fund in the field of sustainable mobility and energy supply. https://www.klimafonds.gv.at/call/zero-emission-mobility-2021/ [...] 20 cars," explains Markus Makoschitz, project manager and senior scientist at the AIT Center for Energy. Furthermore, CO2 emissions are to be reduced by connecting battery storage systems in combination [...] ng infrastructure for the medium-voltage grid as well as the increased integration of renewable energies requires the combination of several technologies. The MEDUSA project partners cover the entire range
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SCIS Final Conference in Budapest
creative cultural and event location in Budapest, Hungary and addresses stakeholders from smart cities & energy efficiency projects, project experts, EC representatives, cities, smart cities initiatives, industry [...] conference will bring together creative thinkers and decision-makers in urban planning, sustainable energy, mobility, ICT, smart business models and user-centric innovation. High level city representatives [...] Budapest; Ulf Kamne, Deputy Mayor of Gothenburg; Dominique Ristori, Director General of DG Energy at the European Commission and Tomasz Pactwa, Director of the Welfare & Social Projects Department
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Expo Dubai 2020: AIT presents digital city planning know-how in the iLab
With the City Intelligence Lab (CIL), the AIT Center for Energy will be an essential part of the i-Lab at the heart of the Austria Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020: As part of the world exhibition, the experts [...] le Future Urban Planning" to show how cities can be planned under the aspects of climate change, energy and mobility. The workshops will take place on 4th November 2021 and 17th February 2022 in Dubai [...] expertise to a broad international audience in Dubai," says Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy. City Intelligence Lab - an international showcase lab The lab is an interactive platform for exploring
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Digital urban planning know-how for the Frankfurt skyline
The AIT Center for Energy, together with the renowned Frankfurt architects Albert Speer & Partner, has been awarded the contract to draw up the Frankfurt high-rise development plan 2021. The plan [...] explains Nikolas Neubert, Head of the Digital Resilient Cities Competence Unit at the Center for Energy of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. "This brings enormous added value for the client [...] population," explains project manager Martin Traunmüller, Research Engineer at the AIT Center for Energy. "With our digital planning tools, we can not only plan a new skyline, but also take into account
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Digital solutions for the fight against climate change
& Security / Crisis and Disaster Management https://www.ait.ac.at/cdm/ Center for Energy https://www.ait.ac.at/energy/ More Details at https://myclimateservices.eu/ and https://myclimateservices.eu/en [...] digital platforms and IT systems which allow land use planning, architecture, traffic management and energy supply to be designed for all areas of our lives in an era of climate change. The CLARITY (Integrated [...] involved in the project include Austria’s AIT (Center for Digital Safety & Security and Center for Energy), the Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG, Vienna), Smart Cities Consulting
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Optimization of photovoltaic self-absorption by using block chain
billing platform. By means of a foresighted optimizer, which was developed by the AIT Center for Energy, it is possible to store the produced photovoltaic electricity efficiently in a battery and to deliver [...] phase and is currently being used by the residents of "Viertel Zwei". Residents who have "Wien Energie" as their electricity provider can test P2PQ here as a new electricity tariff. The Center for Technology
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Project „Social License to Automate 2.0” has started
be explored in Subtask 1, technical and social factors that impact the contribution potential of energy communities will be analyzed in Subtask 2 and flexibility markers in load profiles and associated [...] Institute of Technology with the participating institutions EI-JKU Johannes Kepler University Linz – Energy Institute and FHTW University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna from Austria, UCC University College [...] More Information about the Users TCP (Technology Collaboration Programme) der IEA (International Energy Agency): https://userstcp.org AIT contact: Lisa Diamond, lisa.diamond@ait.ac.at
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Cancellation: Opening of the AIT DC Lab
situation and will be postponed until May 2022. WELCOME TO AUSTRIA’S UNIQUE DC-LABORATORY AIT Center for Energy has the pleasure to announce the opening of Austria's unique DC-laboratory. The new facility