Inhaltstyp
Kategorien
-
AI and Robotics for the Reuse of Used PV Modules
Research Project “WattsOK?” The rapid expansion of photovoltaic systems is a key driver of the energy transition, but it also presents new challenges. One of them is determining how to handle the millions
-
AIT WINS HOUSKA PRIZE WITH "MEDUSA“
drastically reduces loading times The pioneering MEDUSA project, which is coordinated by the Centre for Energy at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, focuses on the development of multi-megawatt fast-charging [...] with a direct connection to the medium-voltage grid in combination with an efficient and sustainable energy supply. This technology is crucial to making electromobility economically viable for the future, [...] simulations. MEDUSA is funded as part of the Zero Emission Mobility 2023 programme of the Climate and Energy Fund (https://www.klimafonds.gv.at/foerderung/zero-emission-mobility-zem-2023/). In addition
-
Milestone in the Project “Industry4Redispatch”
stabilisation and the integration of renewable energies. Project Partners The flagship project I4RD is a key initiative within the innovation network NEFI – New Energy for Industry. Led by the AIT Austrian Institute [...] medium-sized enterprises like Wiesbauer Wien and a “Virtual Power Plant” (VPP) operated by Siemens and Energie Kompass, where multiple facilities were pooled to collectively provide flexibility. The demonstration [...] conditions in distribution networks,” explains Tara Esterl, project leader and head of the Integrated Energy Systems Department at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. Innovative Automation of Redispatch
-
Houska Prize 2025: AIT nominated twice!
t charging at the medium-voltage grid Project management: Markus Makoschitz from the Center for Energy The decarbonisation of freight transport requires not only innovative vehicle technology but also [...] overall construction volume and the system can be flexibly expanded.The integration of renewable energies and storage systems, as well as the utilisation of waste heat, increases efficiency and reliability
-
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
-
Planning local and cross-building energy supply
-
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
-
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
-
CIGRE B4 Colloquium Vienna
groups cover a wide range of (HV)DC and FACTS, including system operation, protection, renewable energy integration, grid resilience, and more. It provides the perfect platform to exchange knowledge, drive
-
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
-
MEDUSA: A Milestone for Medium Voltage Megawatt Charging
nggasse_mit_Netzplan.pdf Contact: If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail to mc.energy@ait.ac.at
-
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
-
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
-
ENDURION sets new Standards for the Production of Green Hydrogen
for use in the field - with a specific use case in energy-intensive sectors such as data centers, which are growing rapidly and looking for clean energy sources. As an internationally recognised expert [...] supports industrial hydrogen use at pressures of 50 bar. Green hydrogen as the key to decarbonising energy-intensive industries On the path to climate neutrality green hydrogen is widely regarded as [...] as steelmaking, chemical production, long-distance transportation and the rapidly growing field of energy-intensive data centres. However, current processes for its production are costly, resource-intensive
-
Innovative Storage Solutions for the Elsbeere Wienerwald Energy Community
Energienetze Steiermark GmbH, electrify smart energy GmbH, Energie Steiermark AG, Lower Austrian Energy and Environment Agency GmbH, EVN AG, Hengl Energy GmbH, im-plan-tat Raumplanungs GmbH & Co KG [...] are being investigated to enable members of energy communities to make the best possible use of their energy storage. To unlock the full potential of energy communities, the EGent project focuses on developing [...] storage—into energy communities and the overall energy system in a technically, economically, and user-oriented manner. Currently, it can happen that in the morning not all members of the energy community
-
NEFI Conference 2024: Innovating together and Paving the Path to Climate Neutrality
- New Energy for Industry was founded as an innovation network for the transformation of industry in the “energy flagship region”. NEFI+ is the new innovation laboratory of the Climate and Energy Fund's [...] ral industry. Representatives from the European Commission, the UK Department of Energy Security and the Swedish Energy Agency will present the latest findings and pioneering approaches. NEFI Technology [...] Austrian paper and pulp industry has a particularly high energy requirement for its production. The NEFI Technology Talk will focus on the role of energy efficiency, renewable gases, electrification and the
-
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
-
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
-
Die-casting plants on the way to Industry 5.0
Automation & Control as coordinator, the Center for Technology Experience, the Center for Energy and the LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen are involved. Industrial partners are Maxan [...] 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
-
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