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Presentation of the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda of the Horizon Europe Partnership "Clean Energy Transition" & "Driving Urban Transitions”
Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the Horizon Europe Partnership "Clean Energy Transition". The Center for Innovation Systems & Policy (Susanne Meyer & Nikolas Reschen) supported the [...] with 25 European countries. These served as a basis for the creation of the agenda. The Center for Energy (Helfried Brunner) was involved in the identification and preparation of the 8 Research & [...] 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
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ERIGrid H2020 project wins RGI "Good Practice of the Year" award
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 [...] 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 [...] 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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UN-Conference in Astana: “Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Energy”
Astrid Schneider from Center for Energy presents at UN-conference The Ministerial Conference “Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Energy” & and the 8th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable [...] 2017 “Future Energy” on 10 June 2017 in Astana. The conference focused on energy security, trade and infrastructure, the energy-climate and food nexus, and the development of renewable energy in a regional [...] delegations and leading energy experts explored how to drive change, the role of and need for regional cooperation and planning. Astrid Schneider from AIT Center for Energy held during track II Smart
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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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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 [...] Scientist Award were ceremoniously honoured in the Ars Electronica Center's Skyloft. First place went ex equo to Vanessa Zawodnik, (Chair of Energy Network Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben) Nadine Brunnhuber [...] 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
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Veronika Wilk: New Thematic Coordinator for Efficiency in Industrial Processes & Systems at the AIT Center for Energy
Systems at the AIT Center for Energy Since May 1st Veronika Wilk has been the new Thematic Coordinator for Efficiency in Industrial Processes & Systems at the Center for Energy. She succeeds René [...] Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy. Research Area Efficiency in Industrial Processes & Systems The research area is concerned with technology development to increase energy efficiency, e.g. through [...] industrial energy systems with many years of experience in research operations. I am very much looking forward to the cooperation and further thematic development of the research field at the Center for Energy"
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Tara Esterl takes up the position as Head of Competence Unit Integrated Energy Systems (IES)
January, Tara Esterl (33) is heading the newly founded Competence Unit Integrated Energy Systems in the Center for Energy at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. In her new position she is responsible [...] regulatory issues. Integrated Energy Systems research field For the sustainable energy system of the future, the interplay between technologicalal innovations and energy management aspects is of great [...] portfolio of Integrated Energy Systems comprises techno-economic analyses, the use of flexibility in the electricity system, the development of business models and their effects on energy markets, regulatory
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SESWA - Smart Energy Systems Week Austria 2018
digital technologies enable local and regional, integrated energy systems, possible developments of local energy communities their technology and energy partners.At the symposium starting on 16th May in the [...] Austrian Institute will be represented by Brigitte Bach, Head of Center for Energy, on "Real Estate as Power Plants" with a presentation on Energie Plus Quartiere. On May 17th, AIT researcher Tara Esterl will [...] "Energy infrastructure as a consumer good?" - under this theme, the SESWA gathers international experts from 14-18th of May 2018 in Vienna. The Smart Energy Systems Week Austria is one of the most renowned
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Strategic Energy Technology Plan Conference - CEEC 2016
government. Brigitte Bach, Head of Center for Energy and Coordinator of the EERA Joint Programme on Smart Cities, was invited as a member of the Panel on Efficient energy and smart cities at the conference [...] The SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X featured 8 main panels on the priorities of the Energy Union and SET Plan and 6 parallel thematic dinner sessions on related subjects attended [...] Renewables, R&I, Energy Efficiency, DG ENER of the European Commission. The panel discussed the implementation of key actions under the Integrated SET-Plan, focusing on energy efficiency. It considered
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Die-casting plants on the way to Industry 5.0
pooling their expertise. From the AIT, the Center for Vision, Automation & Control as coordinator, the Center for Technology Experience, the Center for Energy and the LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum [...] cast components. The aim is to significantly reduce the proportion of defective castings and thus energy and material consumption. The experts are relying on the latest information and communication te [...] Contact Dr. Stephan Strommer Senior Research Engineer Complex Dynamical Systems Center for Vision, Automation & Control AIT Austrian Institute of Technology stephan.strommer@ait
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ERIGrid 2.0: 1st call for the use of 21 European Smart Grids Labs starts
call for the use of 21 European Smart Grids and Smart Energy Systems Laboratories starts Now online: Virtual Access Service for research on energy system infrastructure and further education The ERIGrid [...] Grid and Smart Energy Systems laboratories to external users and young researchers. The project is working on the provision of holistic, cyber-physical validation methods for the energy system of the future; [...] eu/lab-access/ and https://va.erigrid2.eu AIT SmartEST laboratory is part of ERIGrid 2.0: The Center for Energy of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology leads the European consortium of 20 innovation partners
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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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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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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
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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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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
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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 [...] our 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 [...] this," explains Nikolas Neubert, Head of Competence Unit Digital Resilient Cities at the AIT Center for Energy. "The growth and densification of cities in particular exacerbate the problem of overheating
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IEA ANNEX 51: Acoustic Signatures of Heat Pumps
Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, June 20th – Wednesday, June 21st 2017. Christoph Reichl from AIT Center for Energy hosted as Operating Agent of the Annex the event at which research institutes from Sweden, France
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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 [...] deliver up to 160°C," explains Veronika Wilk, project manager and senior research engineer at the Center for Energy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. As part of DryFiciency, three demonstration projects
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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 [...] Together with the pharmaceutical company Takeda, the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology Center for Energy developed a decarbonization concept for the production site in Vienna. The initial set of identified