ThermaFLEX project honored by Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler as an outstanding example of the “Vorzeigeregion Energie” research program
On September 6, 2023, Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler opened the annual event of the “Vorzeigeregion Energie” with the title “Energy Innovations Made in Austria – Opportunities for Austrian Companies on the World Market”. In the speeches of the Minister and of Climate and Energy Fund Managing Director Bernd Vogl, the successes of the research funding […]
Issue 03 | 2023 of „nachhaltigen technologien“ is online
Installation figures for compression heat pumps are steeply going up both nationally and internationally. In Austria, over 60,000 heat pumps were installed in 2022, representing a market growth of 60 percent compared to 2021. Predominantly, compression heat pumps are used for space heating in private residential buildings using outside air as the heat source. Despite […]
International spotlight on smart facades for energy-efficient high-rise buildings
Representatives from partners AEE INTEC, South China University of Technology, China Academy of Building Research (CABR), and Nussmüller Architekten ZT GmbH gathered at an international consortium meeting in Innsbruck at Bartenbach – The Lighting Innovators. The meeting was part of the Austrian-Chinese research project “TechAdZero – Key Technologies for Adaptive Building Envelopes in Net Zero […]
A lot of hot air at AEE INTEC – Series of tests with mobile herb drying plant
In the frame of the SolSorpDry project, the first prototype of a drying plant was built that guarantees high product quality with the lowest possible energy input. It can be adapted for different drying materials. The energy supply for the plant shall be covered 100 percent from renewable energy sources. To this end, options for […]
Japanese Company Takasago Thermal Engineering visits AEE INTEC
On July 18, 2023, AEE INTEC was pleased to welcome seven experts from Takasago Thermal Engineering to Gleisdorf. Takasago Thermal Engineering is a traditional HVAC company founded in 1923, initially specializing in cooling and ventilation systems. Building on this expertise, technical concepts for clean rooms, conditioning of industrial manufacturing environments and thermal energy supply were […]
Biomass district heating plants awarded
On 19 January 2023, Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler (BMK) and klimaaktiv QM Heizwerke awarded nine Austrian biomass district heating plants in the frame of the 7th Central European Biomass Conference in Graz. The showcase projects meet the highest technical and economic efficiency criteria and were awarded for the use of renewable energy sources, their coherent overall […]
Customized, eco-efficient polyolefin materials for sustainable energy technologies
In SolPol-6, science and industry are working hand-in-hand to develop polyolefin materials for various key technologies with regard to the necessary energy transition. It is intended to contribute significantly to the use of renewable energy technologies and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Through targeted development of customized and eco-efficient polyolefin materials, hybrid laminates and […]
Trend-setting urban concept Post City Gardens Linz
Until the end of March, the project team of the Green.Diversity.Linz project is developing a set of measures for a sustainable new city district at the site of the former postal distribution center next to the Linz train station. An interdisciplinary team of developers, architects, greening and biodiversity experts, landscape planners, and AEE INTEC as […]
Project for the modernization of biomass-based heating networks successfully launched
Biomass-based district heating networks and systems play a central role in sustainable heat supply covering around 2,400 systems in operation in Austria. Currently and in near future, there is an increased need for retrofitting and modernization of these existing heating networks, especially of the first and second generation, in order to meet current and future […]
Development of a photocatalytic reactor for producing solar fuels
In the frame of the European project DESIRED, a technology for the solar conversion of CO2 and water to green gases is being developed on a pilot scale. The project was started in November 2022.Currently, significant improvements in photocatalysts and reactor technology are necessary to make solar fuel production technically feasible, scalable, affordable, safe, sustainable […]