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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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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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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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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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AIT Center for Energy: Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps
AIT Center for Energy has contributed to the Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps, which presents and outlines the status of the technology and steps needed to realize its decarbonization potential. Heat [...] Heat pumps are an energy efficient electrification technology which are able to replace a large share of fossil fueled industrial process heating. To accelerate the implementation and further development [...] ambitions to move towards a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, radical changes are needed to the current energy supply in the industry. Electrically driven heat pump technology has been proposed for supplying
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AIT as an exhibitor at European Utility Week
towards a low carbon energy supply. More than 12.000 energy professionals met to network for 3 days in Vienna, especially on the main topics digitalization and low carbon energy systems. AIT pa
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AIT at the SMART CITY Expo in Barcelona
„Smarter Together“ and „Ruggedised“. Under the title ‚Urban Transformation‘, solutions from the fields energy planning, environmental technologies, ICT, mobility, and Governance were presented. Among them was [...] European research entities, with the target of developing innovative methods and tools for smart and energy-efficient cities and implementing them all over Europe. For this issue, promoting the network and
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AIT at the Photovoltaic Conference in Villach
discussing the role of photovoltaics in the overall energy system and the increasing relevance of photovoltaics as an essential building block of the energy transition. AIT PV experts held 4 presentations
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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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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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Optimization of photovoltaic self-absorption by using block chain
billing platform. By means of a foresighted optimizer, which was developed by the AIT Center for Energy, it is possible to store the produced photovoltaic electricity efficiently in a battery and to deliver [...] phase and is currently being used by the residents of "Viertel Zwei". Residents who have "Wien Energie" as their electricity provider can test P2PQ here as a new electricity tariff. The Center for Technology
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MEDUSA: A Milestone for Medium Voltage Megawatt Charging
inggasse_mit_Netzplan.pdf Contact: If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail to mc.energy@ait.ac.at
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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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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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Power Electronics as a Key Technology
intelligent drive technology and renewable energy. Smart Interfaces Energy systems are getting increasingly complex with the growing share of renewable energy sources. Therefore, the precise co-ordination [...] Power electronics has become a key technology for renewable energy and e-mobility. Intelligent grids and e-cars rely on these electronic components for power controls and conversion. The AIT Austrian [...] co-ordination becomes essential to ensure the energy supply stability where AIT provides a test bed for converters up to the MW range. In addition, real-time simulation converter models (digital twin) greatly benefit
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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
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IEA ANNEX 51: Acoustic Signatures of Heat Pumps
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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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
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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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ComForEn 2023
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 [...] major challenges on the way to an interoperable energy system. ComForEn 2023 is aimed at component and system manufacturers, power grid operators, energy suppliers, and research institutions. The list of [...] , TSO-DSO Interaction, Energy Management Systems, Aggregators, Virtual Power Plants, Charging Point Operators, Monitoring Systems, Metering Systems, Grid control systems, Energy Communities etc. Gaps