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Friederich Kupzog is new Head of Center for Energy
fields of the Center for Energy and establishing Austria as an innovation driver in the energy sector." Research areas of the Center for Energy As Head of Center for Energy, Kupzog will continue to drive [...] and development in the areas of energy supply systems, sector coupling, industrial processes, urban planning, digital transformation and artificial intelligence in the energy domain. In these thematic areas [...] in the fields of energy and digitalisation in numerous positions at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. In 2012, he began his career as a Senior Scientist at the Center for Energy, followed by positions
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15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026
with the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies of the International Energy Agency (HPT TCP by IEA), is organising the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026 in Vienna. Under the
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Jochen Cremer appointed Principal Scientist at the AIT Center for Energy
Hribernik, Head of the Center for Energy. Jochen Cremer, Principal Scientist at the Center for Energy of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology: "A sustainable energy system requires new applications [...] methods for the energy system of the future, such as an improved fundamental understanding of market prices, more accurate energy forecasts and the development of innovative tools for energy system management [...] learning to develop new methods for planning and operating future energy systems. Jochen Cremer has been Co-Director of the TU Delft AI Energy Lab for three years and is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty
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AIT and TU Delft launch international doctoral programme on the sustainable transformation of the energy system using artificial intelligence
tudelft.nl/ai/delft-ai-energy-lab/vacancies-1 AIT Center for Energy At the AIT Center for Energy, around 250 employees are working on solutions for tomorrow’s sustainable energy supply under the leadership [...] in the energy system and its potential for operating our energy infrastructure more efficiently, reliably and securely. New technologies, political developments and market mechanisms in the energy sector [...] started. https://www.tudelft.nl/ai/delft-ai-energy-lab/vacancies-1 Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy, AIT “The increasing complexity of future energy systems can be addressed using artificial
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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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Energy transition: Innovative power from Austria at world level
in the areas of energy transition, sustainable industry and climate-friendly mobility. This is how successful transformation works." NEFI - New Energy for Industry, as part of the Energy Showcase Region [...] solutions in 24 projects to enable the energy transition in industry. NEFI researchers Sabrina Dusek (AIT Center for Energy), Tara Esterl (AIT Center for Energy) and Julia Vopava-Wrienz (Montanuniversität [...] neutral by 2040. To achieve this, the Climate and Energy Fund promotes innovative technologies "Made in Austria". At the annual event of the "Vorzeigeregion Energie" on 7th November in Salzburg, the RTI
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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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AIT receives ÖGUT Environmental Award!
social housing with 100% renewable energy and actively involve residents in the process. By combining geothermal energy, asphalt collectors, solar energy, and intelligent energy management, not only can CO2 [...] reduced, but energy costs can also be lowered. We hope that this model project will serve as an example for further housing projects." - Edith Haslinger, geothermal expert at the AIT Center for Energy. The [...] innovative energy concept of the residential complex based on the low-energy house standard enables sustainable heating and cooling without fossil fuels. The heating is supplied entirely by renewable energy
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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 [...] 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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Steam without gas
very proud that we can do our part through our flagship energy region, NEFI - New Energy for Industry". Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and NEFI network [...] the Climate and Energy Fund and is being carried out as part of the research initiative "NEFI - New Energy for Industry" as part of the Austrian innovation offensive "Vorzeigeregion Energie". www.nefi.at [...] utical company Takeda, the BMK, the Climate and Energy Fund and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). Led by the AIT Center for Energy, the AHEAD research project is the first to integrate
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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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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
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Paper industry on the way to climate neutrality
are working on this energy system of the future at the AIT Centre for Energy. The topic portfolio is based on three central systems: Public Energy Supply Systems, Industrial Energy Systems and Cities & [...] Austrian pulp and paper industry has a particularly high energy requirement for its production. In the industry project DekarPIO, the AIT Center for Energy and the AIT Center for Technology Experience developed [...] future. Taking into account the processes, energy sources and raw materials used, the calculation tool makes it possible to map, parameterise and calculate the energy supply for each site. Renewable electricity
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René Hofmann becomes Principal Scientist at the AIT Center for Energy
has joined the team of the Center for Energy in his new position as Principal Scientist and is dedicating his research effort to the scientific investigation of energy sector coupling in the industrial context [...] climate-friendly industrial energy systems. From 2015 to 2020, René Hofmann was involved in the successful establishment of research activities related to industrial energy systems as part of an endowed [...] context by means of digital technologies and novel methodologies. The energy industry is in the middle of a far-reaching transformation. This includes changed framework conditions due to the achievement
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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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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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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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15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026
of buildings, industry and energy systems," emphasises Thomas Fleckl, Chairman of the National Organising Committee and Head of the Department of Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems at the AIT Austrian [...] cooperation with the Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies of the International Energy Agency (HPT TCP by IEA), is organising the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026 in Vienna. Under the [...] application Heat pumps are among the key technologies for the decarbonisation of buildings, industry and energy systems. Thanks to their high efficiency and the use of renewable environmental heat or waste heat
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Project mAIntenance
manager Michael Schöny and his colleagues from the Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems Competence Unit at the AIT Centre for Energy asked themselves this question two years ago and launched the "mAIntenance" [...] Early intervention in component-activated delivery systems, for example, can also help to increase energy efficiency. An information event was held at the VAC to present the analyses of the comfort measurements