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Bernadette Fina awarded ÖGUT Environmental Award 2021 in the category “Women in environmental engineering”
assess energy communities and the accompanying energy flows and impacts. Hereby a special focus is set on different settlement structures and participants as well as the combination of renewable energy generation [...] future-oriented field of energy communities convinced the independent jury of experts. After the conclusion of her doctoral thesis “On the profitability of PV sharing in residential energy communities", at AIT [...] of buildings to reduce CO2-emissions. Furthermore, she looks in detail at the legal framework for energy communities in Austria and beyond. Besides the regular publication in international journals, it
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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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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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Climate change adaptation
Policy supports together with the Center for Energy & the Center for Digital Safety & Security as well as the Umweltbundesamt the Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN) in the development of action plans [...] plans for research, technology and innovation in the infrastructure sectors of energy, water, transport and RTI policy recommendations. For this purpose, international RTI strategies are analysed, stakeholders [...] future RTI programmes of KLIEN. A first pilot tender is planned for the infrastructure sectors of energy and water in spring 2023.
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New Energy for Industry 2021
industrial energy system. Day 1 of the conference will highlight the technological fields of innovation, Day 2 the systemic fields of innovation. Technological fields of innovation: Energy efficiency [...] NEFI – New Energy for Industry, the innovation network for the decarbonisation of industry invites you to its first national scientific conference. The two-day event puts its focus on the NEFI innovation [...] and new processes, renewable energies, storage, and Demand Side Management (DSM), industry and grid. Systemic fields of innovation: Regulatory framework and policy, system solutions and infrastructure
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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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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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International Multistakeholder Conference: CYBERSPACE, ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT
Technology and the EnergyPact Foundation and hosted by the Austrian National Defence Academy.The conference will focus on the different aspects of the interaction of cyberspace, energy & development [...] supply of energy means such as electricity, it could also impair the availability of other critical infrastructures like telecommunications, finance, health, transport, etc. Many areas of energy systems [...] issues between cyberspace and energy is in fact the umbrella under which effective cyber security should be designed for such critical infrastructure. Cybersecurity, just like Energy and Telecommunications are
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AIT PRESENTS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATED INLINE QUALITY INSPECTION OF SOLAR CELLS
AIT as an innovation leader in renewable energies With the “Platform - ZERO” project, AIT is underlining its leading role in applied research for renewable energies and sustainable technologies. In close [...] . The exhibition and accompanying conference focus on innovations in solar energy and its integration into sustainable energy systems. The event provides a platform for exchange, discussion and the pr [...] Technology presented a new research project, “Platform- ZERO”, at the 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) from September 23 to 25, 2024 at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV)
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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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AIT as scientific key partner for the Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change
the manufacturing sectorDemand-side measures to reduce energy and resource consumptionAdditional investments to achieve net-zero emissions from energy use in transport, industry and buildings by 2040 Chapter [...] future pathways for Austria. Dr Gustav Resch and Dr Franziska Schöniger, experts in climate-resilient energy systems at the AIT, acted as coordinating lead authors. Further contributions came from AIT experts [...] Chapter 8 sheds light on: Technological options for decarbonising the energy systemThe importance of sufficiency, efficiency and governance innovationsWays to achieve climate neutrality by 2040, taking
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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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Enlit
every aspect of the energy agenda. Enlits focu is on connecting industries, inspire action and help Europe evolve into one decarbonised and digitalised energy system for the energy transition. The [...] Zones Demand-side Flexibility E-Mobility Energy Storage Hydrogen Power Generation Smart Metering
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E World 2024
AIT will again be present at E-World Energy & Water in Essen 2024 along with key players in the energy industry and decision makers in Europe and beyond. At our booth Hall 5 booth 5D120, we will, [...] tool for e-charging stations, developed in collaboration with Energie Steiermark AG; our tool which compiles, analyses and evaluates energy generation from different sources and consumption data and, depending
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Workshop series on energy data "FAIR AND OPEN METADATA FOR LOW CARBON ENERGY RESEARCH
existing energy research databases via modern web technologies and provides analysis tools on a community platform. In the EERAdata WORKSHOP II: "FAIR AND OPEN METADATA FOR LOW CARBON ENERGY RESEARCH" [...] the involvement of many database operators, starting with the areas of energy efficiency of buildings, electricity grids, energy-relevant materials, and policy strategies and measures. This platform supports
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NEFI Conference 2024: Innovations as a Driver of Industrial Transformation
The transformation of the industrial energy system to a climate-neutral energy supply is a crucial step toward achieving national climate targets and can only succeed through innovations and the development [...] innovation network NEFI-New Energy for Industry invited national and international experts for the third time to present current scientific findings and discuss the energy transition in Austrian industry [...] Philipp Irschik (Director of Strategy and Business Development, Energie Steiermark AG), Thomas Kienberger (Head of NEFI+ and Chair of Energy Network Technology at Montanuniversität Leoben), Andreas Kunz
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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/go [...] 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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AIT experts Tara Esterl and Sophie Knöttner win NIM Award 2024
leads the Integrated Energy Systems department at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and is responsible for the strategic development of this research area. Integrated energy systems play a crucial [...] crucial role in the energy transition by supporting the decentralization of renewable energy generation, thereby contributing to climate goals. One example of her work is the NEFI Project Industry4Redispatch [...] with her research on industrial energy systems and development pathways for digitalization and decarbonization. As a Research Engineer in the Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems department, she conducts
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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