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NEFI: Innovation network for emission-free industry grows by four additional projects
The innovation network NEFI - New Energy for Industry has been granted funding for four new projects by the Climate and Energy Fund within the framework of the Energy Model Region with a total project [...] Leoben, the Upper Austrian Energy Saving Association and the Upper Austrian location agency Business Upper Austria and bundles the diverse experience in the field of energy research and project implementation [...] is developing technological and systemic solutions that will enable the energy transition in industry. The Climate and Energy Fund already supports NEFI projects with 12,2 million Euros and allocates
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Presentation of the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda of the Horizon Europe Partnership "Clean Energy Transition" & "Driving Urban Transitions”
Center for Energy (Helfried Brunner) was involved in the identification and preparation of the 8 Research & Innovation Challenges: CETP Challenge 1 "Optimised integrated European energy systems" [...] heating and cooling solutions" CETP Challenge 5 "Integrated Regional Energy Systems" CETP Challenge 6 "Integrated Industrial Energy Systems" CETP Challenge 7 "Integration in the built environment" CETP [...] At a side event of the SET-Plan Conference 2020, the two Horizon Europe Partnerships "Clean Energy Transition" and "Driving Urban Transitions" will present their strategic research and innovation agendas
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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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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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Innovation Challenge for green building
responsible for a significant part of global energy consumption. In terms of environmentally sound construction, not only this energy consumption but also the energy for the building materials and their production [...] ecological building and renovation, baubook.at, the energy input for the production of a building is about the same as the input for heating a low-energy house over a period of 50 years. Environmentally sound [...] renewable energy sources and ecological building materials. The benchmark for environmentally sound construction is the Oekoindex OI3, which takes into account the dimensions of primary energy content of
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Suez Canal Blockage: AIT expert Anita Graser analyses disruptions in mobility patterns
For six days, the 400-metre-long and 59-metre-wide Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, one of the world's most important waterways. The container ship ran aground, showing once again how important saf
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AIT wins ISGAN Secretariat and Operating Agent for the third time
Action Network (ISGAN) is an technology cooperation programme of the International Energy Agency and the Clean Energy Ministerial with the aim of promoting the development and dissemination of Smart Grid [...] worldwide. The 26 members of this high-profile network within the framework of the International Energy Agency (IEA) include China, the USA, Russia, India and Japan, the countries with the highest electricity [...] to closely examine its strategy and structure and make changes where necessary. The AIT Center for Energy was very intensively involved in this strategy process and will also accompany it in further planning
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New Energy for Industry 2021:
ion, energy efficiency and renewable energy supply. The two presentations from the NEFI Industrial Board highlight the requirements for cross-sectoral cooperation between industry and the energy sector [...] New Energy for Industry 2021 will be made available for review after the conference. The links are on the website:https://www.nefi.at/new-energy-for-industry-2021 About NEFI NEFI – New Energy for [...] the transformation of the industrial energy system Around 50 speakers from research, business and politics Decarbonisation and transformation of the industrial energy system is an essential contribution
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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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GrazLog receives honor from VCÖ Mobility Award Styria
goods delivery in cities causes traffic jams on the roads, considerable pollution and noise, high energy consumption and, last but not least, increased transport costs. After the award “HERMES Logistkpreis
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World Expo Dubai 2020: AIT interactive workshop on the future of urban planning
finding solutions for a better and sustainable future." With the City Intelligence Lab, AIT Center for Energy will be an essential part of the i-Lab at the heart of the Austria Pavilion: As part of the
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Bernadette Fina wins Science Award of Lower Austria
Fina, Center for Energy, was awarded a recognition prize for her research on different aspects of energy communities. Her research deals with the topics of the profitability of energy communities in single [...] building renovation on the profitability of energy communities and the potential estimation of cost-optimal photovoltaic capacities in case of a roll-out of energy communities. Video nomination of Bernadette
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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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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
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AIT opens high performance DC LAB
data centres. Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of the Center for Energy: “At the Center for Energy we are developing solutions for future innovative energy supply. We offer our customers and partners high quality [...] for DC components.” Friederich Kupzog, Head of the Competence Unit for Electric Energy Systems at the Center for Energy: “There are very few comparable labs in Europe, and the new DC Lab enables us to [...] the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology opened its new DC (direct current) lab at the Center for Energy. The state-of-the-art direct current laboratory marks a significant expansion of the current facilities
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World Expo Dubai 2020: 2nd AIT interactive workshop on the future of urban planning
finding solutions for a better and sustainable future." With the City Intelligence Lab, AIT Center for Energy is an essential part of the i-Lab at the heart of the Austria Pavilion: As part of the World
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NEFI Conference 2022
Business Upper Austria and is driving forward the industrial energy transition. NEFI is an energy model region promoted by the Climate and Energy Fund and supported by the federal states of Upper Austria [...] on the NEFI fields of innovation for the decarbonization of the industrial energy system. Technological innovation fields: Energy efficiency and new processes, renewables, storage and demand side management [...] s from politics, research and industry Scientific exchange on decarbonization of the industrial energy system Presentation and awarding of scientific papers The order of the day in Europe is climate
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Study of AIT shows: More than 20 percent CO2 savings possible through intelligent building technology
need of renovation from an energy perspective. The study "CO2 Savings Potentials in the Building Sector" led by Gundula Weber, Senior Expert Advisor Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems, and Gerhard Zucker [...] intelligent building technology enables the optimal use of energy," says Gundula Weber. Significant efficiency increases also result from an overall energy refurbishment in drinking water heating and lighting [...] As one of the most energy-intensive sectors, the Austrian building sector still offers considerable potential for CO2 savings. In 2020, this sector generated eight million tons of CO2 equivalent
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Visit us at the CHILLVENTA 2022 in Nuremberg!
Reality Industry Simulator for optimizing industrial applications with heat pumps and renewable energies. - Sound optimization by means of an acoustic camera - Heat pumps with natural refrigerants and
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AIT and TU Graz launch joint doctoral programme in the field of hydrogen technology
into the future energy system. High-temperature electrolysis in particular has the highest efficiencies and is especially well suited for use in the energy-intensive industrial and energy sector. In the [...] technology and knowledge.” AIT Center for Energy - Application At the AIT Center for Energy, around 250 employees are working on solutions for tomorrow’s sustainable energy supply under the leadership of Wolfgang [...] Center for Energy focuses on two core areas: firstly, the integration of hydrogen technologies and synthetic gases into the energy infrastructure for efficient sector coupling, taking energy-economy aspects