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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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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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Strategic Energy Technology Plan Conference - CEEC 2016
The SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X featured 8 main panels on the priorities of the Energy Union and SET Plan and 6 parallel thematic dinner sessions on related subjects attended [...] Brigitte Bach, Head of Center for Energy and Coordinator of the EERA Joint Programme on Smart Cities, was invited as a member of the Panel on Efficient energy and smart cities at the conference. The [...] Renewables, R&I, Energy Efficiency, DG ENER of the European Commission. The panel discussed the implementation of key actions under the Integrated SET-Plan, focusing on energy efficiency. It considered
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Science Brunch Fundamental Research in Photovoltaics + Energy storage
photovoltaics and energy storage will be in the focus. Among these research projects „made in Austria“ which have been funded under the research programmes of the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund some are
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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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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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Christian Köfinger was awarded the DIN-Prize ‚The benefit of standardization’
most efficient technology to heat their water and reduce the energy consumption. This is the target of the EU-Directive No. 812/2013 „Energy labelling of water heaters, hot water storage tanks and packages [...] At the awarding ceremony in Berlin on November 6th, Christian Köfinger from AIT Energy received the DIN-price in the category „Benefit of Standardization“ by Mr. Christoph Winterhalter, managing director [...] of DIN. For heating the drinking water in private households in Europe on average 4 % of the total energy consumption is used. By the means of harmonized provisions on labelling and standard product information
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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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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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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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"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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Project „Social License to Automate 2.0” has started
be explored in Subtask 1, technical and social factors that impact the contribution potential of energy communities will be analyzed in Subtask 2 and flexibility markers in load profiles and associated [...] Institute of Technology with the participating institutions EI-JKU Johannes Kepler University Linz – Energy Institute and FHTW University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna from Austria, UCC University College [...] More Information about the Users TCP (Technology Collaboration Programme) der IEA (International Energy Agency): https://userstcp.org AIT contact: Lisa Diamond, lisa.diamond@ait.ac.at
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UN-Conference in Astana: “Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Energy”
2017 “Future Energy” on 10 June 2017 in Astana. The conference focused on energy security, trade and infrastructure, the energy-climate and food nexus, and the development of renewable energy in a regional [...] Schneider from Center for Energy presents at UN-conference The Ministerial Conference “Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Energy” & and the 8th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development [...] delegations and leading energy experts explored how to drive change, the role of and need for regional cooperation and planning. Astrid Schneider from AIT Center for Energy held during track II Smart
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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/good [...] 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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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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Parlamentarischer Abend „40 Jahre Energieforschung“ am DLR
arbeiten“, sagte Uwe Beckmeyer, parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) in seiner Grußbotschaft. In einer Diskussion betonten Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer, Mitglied des [...] Ministerialrat und Referatsleiter im Bundesministerium für Umwelt und Bernhard Milow, Programmdirektor Energie im DLR die Relevanz von internationalen Kooperationen und der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Industrie und