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 […]
Start of pilot plant experiments at the lab of AEE INTEC for the upgrade of fermentation residues
In the frame of the research project ‘BioProfit’ supported by the Austrian Cooperative Research (ACR), a process upgrading the digestate from biogas plants to valuable liquid fertilizer and humus is being developed. The solid phase of the digestate contains most of the plant-available nutrients and carbon, while the liquid phase contains particularly high amounts of […]
AEE INTEC coordinates activities with respect to IEA ES Task 43
Thermal activation of building components has been used primarily for heating or cooling purposes. However, structural elements of buildings can also be part of the building’s energy storage devices by selective overheating or undercooling. Thus, these components offer advantages for the volatile, renewable-based energy system of the future. At this stage, however, standardized use of […]
Industrial Decarbonisation – finalisation of the R&D project CORES
Renewable and secure energy supply is of high importance for industry, intensified by the current energy crisis. Industrial companies need ready-to-implement solutions in all areas. Due to the high share of industrial heating and cooling demand in the temperature range below 400 °C with regard to total energy demand, and the high availability of applicable renewable […]