All Projects

HEATbucket – Underground Heat Storage for Improving the CO2​ Balance and Decentralizing the Heat Supply in Urban Areas

HEATbucket develops urban thermal storage systems to complement battery storage: efficient, decentralized, and climate-friendly. With the focus on feasibility, groundwater protection, and innovative construction and storage concepts.

Soltrain Buthan – Enhancing Solar Water Heating
in Bhutan

Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies in the Building Sector.
Creation of sustainability by enhancing the skills and competencies of the users, beneficiaries, installers, and implementers.

CoSpatial Heat – Integrated heat and gas supply planning for the Gleisdorf region

CoSpatial Heat develops an integrated, geodata-based planning approach for the future heat and gas supply of the Gleisdorf region. GIS analyses, consumption data and stakeholder knowledge provide the basis for a strategic transition towards renewable heat systems.

Alliance for Green Heating and Cooling – Innovation Lab for the Transition of the Heating and Cooling Sector

The Alliance for Green Heating and Cooling Austria’s new innovation lab for the transition of the heating and cooling sector. It systematically brings research and implementation together — in a targeted, rapid way and in collaboration with a growing network of partners.

SolarOpt – Digital innovation for high-performance utility-scale solar thermal projects

SolarOpt develops an open digital twin for large solar thermal plants. It automates performance assessment, forecasting, fault detection and optimisation to reduce operating costs, risks and effort.

SOPHIE – Spektrum-optimierte Photochemie zur Erweiterung von PVT bzw. PV-PEC Systemen für intelligente Energieproduktion

The SOPHIE project is working on the development of a multi-product collector. This uses spectral splitting to convert sunlight into fuel, electricity, and heat in parallel.

GEO.MAT – Efficiency increase of geothermal energy systems with heat pumps

GEO.MAT demonstrates at two Austrian thermal spas how deep geothermal energy and 30°C splashing water can be upgraded with heat pumps and smart energy management—towards a CO₂-neutral, gas-free spa

CarbonZero4IMS – Energiewende im Quartier – CO2-freie Versorgung durch NutzerInnen-Integration und sektorenübergreifende Optimierung

In the Inge Morath settlement in Graz, central gas boilers and decentralized individual boilers are to be replaced by an anergy network with heat pumps. The aim is renewable heat, cooling and an optimized, MPC-controlled energy system.

MARGRET Bioshade – Quantification of Shading and Cooling Performance Provided by Building-Integrated Greening

MARGRET Bioshade establishes robust and standardisable performance indicators for the energetic and hydrological effects of green roofs and green façades—particularly when used as bioshading in front of window surfaces. The results are intended to enable the integration of green infrastructure into energy performance certificates, technical guidelines, and simulation models, providing a solid data basis for climate-resilient building concepts.

SaCANGO – Satellite based Canopy and Green Observation System

SaCANGO is developing an AI-supported, satellite-based monitoring solution for comprehensive recording of urban green spaces and tree canopy cover in the context of the EU Restoration Regulation.