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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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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 Hofmann [...] and further thematic development of the research field at the Center for Energy", says Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy. Research Area Efficiency in Industrial Processes & Systems The research [...] research area is concerned with technology development to increase energy efficiency, e.g. through heat recovery, the integration of renewable energy systems and the optimized use of thermal components. In addition
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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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Tara Esterl takes up the position as Head of Competence Unit Integrated Energy Systems (IES)
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 [...] 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 [...] 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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Friederich Kupzog receives Role Model Award of IEEE Austria
Friederich Kupzog ist Head of the Competence Unit Electric Energy Systems, Center for Energy and manages approx. 80 persons at the Center for Energy. IEEE is the biggest professional organisation worldwide
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INTERSOLAR Europe
opens. AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria’s largest research and test institute in the energy area are showing their activities and services in the field of Photovoltaic to ensure the quality
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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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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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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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SIC! - Research on intelligent energy concepts for industry
planning of production processes can no longer be separated from energy issues. Many different, innovative technologies, such as thermal energy storage, factory-roof photovoltaic systems, industrial heat pumps [...] pumps or data processing need to be optimally tuned to save energy and money, protect the environment and reach the Paris climate goals. The opportunities for successful implementation of beforementioned [...] Concept!). It is supervised by Univ. Prof. Dr. René Hofmann, endowed professor at the Institute of Energy Systems and Thermodynamics of the TU Wien and at the AIT, one of the cooperation partners of the
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AIT at the PCIM 2018 in Nuremberg
and developments in industry and science. The AIT team of scientists from the units of electrical energy systems and low-emission transport are grateful for the great interest in the products and services
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PCIM 2018: AIT at the international hot spot for power electronics
saves valuable time-to-market to industrial companies investing in development of the new renewable energies and e-mobility products, and thus contributes to their competitive power in the future markets. [...] the world’s leading trade fair for power electronics, intelligent drive technology and renewable energy, the AIT will present from June 5-7 intelligent converter concepts for smart grids and e-mobility [...] spart Industrie und Unternehmen kostbare Time-to-Market für neue Produkte im Bereich erneuerbare Energie und Elektromobilität – ein entscheidender Wettbewerbsvorteil auf diesen Zukunftsmärkten. Auf der
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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 [...] "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 [...] Austrian Climate and Energy Fund and Wiener Netze GmbH. Wolfgang Hribernik, AIT's Head of Competence Unit Electric Energy Systems is a member of the SESWA scientific advisory board.The SESWA will start
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How BIM is changing the (building)world in a sustainable way
How about a building that is making a plan for its energy management on its own? Or a building able to test automation long before it is being built? Building Information Modeling (BIM), is changing the [...] digitized, networked and – in case of amendments – re-synchronized. This means saving of time, costs, and energy – during planning, implementation and - lateron - during the maintenance of a building. At
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International Solar Award for Austrian funding scheme ‘Large-scale solar thermal systems’
The funding scheme of the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund for Large-scale solar thermal systems won the SHC Solar Award of the International Energy Agency Solar Heating Programme (IEA SHC) in Abu Dhabi
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AIT at Girls! TECH UP 2017
and energy technologies to younger audiences. At this year's meeting, the representatives of the AIT - Stefanie Kaser and Bernadette Fina were able to generate great curiosity for sustainable energy te [...] and energy technologies to younger audiences. At this year's meeting, the representatives of the AIT - Stefanie Kaser and Bernadette Fina were able to generate great curiosity for sustainable energy te [...] variety of forward-looking job opportunities from AIT and other exhibitors in the fields of renewable energies, as well as data security. Girl! TECH UP is an initiative of femOVE, a platform for female experts
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Swiss Delegation at the SmartEST
About 15 delegation members from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), led by their director, Mr. Benoît Revaz, were visiting on September 6 the SmartEST Lab at Giefinggasse premises. [Translate [...] [Translate to English:] Eine Delegation von rund 15 Mitgliedern des Schweizerisches Bundesamtes für Energie (BFE), unter der Leitung des Direktors Benoît Revaz, besuchte am 6. September das SmartEST Labor. Head [...] the AIT-experts Friederich Kupzog and Werner Friedl on latest trends of the digitalisation of the energy system. Numerous options for a future co-operation were discussed. [Translate to English:] [Translate
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"SPARKS" - ensuring a safe future
To support the integration of renewable energy sources, the energy grid is being digitalized and transformed into the smart grid. New ICT systems are being introduced that enable the remote monitoring [...] these technologies are integrated solutions that can be used to detect cyber-attacks to renewable energy sources and automatically mitigate their effects. This integrated solution was developed by partners
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Green.Building.Solutions. Summer University in Vienna
expertise from six Austrian Universities and Institutes bundled in a three-week program in the capital of energy efficient building: Vienna. Again, several AIT experts will be part of this Austrian consortium of
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SCIS Final Conference in Budapest
creative cultural and event location in Budapest, Hungary and addresses stakeholders from smart cities & energy efficiency projects, project experts, EC representatives, cities, smart cities initiatives, industry [...] conference will bring together creative thinkers and decision-makers in urban planning, sustainable energy, mobility, ICT, smart business models and user-centric innovation. High level city representatives [...] Budapest; Ulf Kamne, Deputy Mayor of Gothenburg; Dominique Ristori, Director General of DG Energy at the European Commission and Tomasz Pactwa, Director of the Welfare & Social Projects Department