TopHeAT-HU – Data-based assessment and reduction of heat stress in municipalities
The cross-border Interreg project TopHeAT-HU supports towns and municipalities in the Austrian-Hungarian border region in preparing for increasing heatwaves and rising heat stress in settlement areas. Smaller municipalities in particular often have limited financial and technical resources to implement effective adaptation measures on their own. The project therefore provides practical tools, knowledge transfer and concrete […]
IK-EnErGie-Knoten: Interkommunaler Strom- und Wärmenetzverbund St.Ruprecht-Weiz-Gleisdorf
The energy transition requires more than the expansion of renewable technologies – it calls for systemic solutions that bring together electricity, heat, infrastructure and new cooperation models. With the project IK-EnErGie-Knoten, a prototypical supply system for the climate-neutral city of the future is being developed and demonstrated in the eastern Styrian economic region around St. […]
ScaleUp – Large-Scale Underground Tank Thermal Energy Storage as a Key Technology for Sustainable District Heating Systems
The main goal of the ScaleUp project is the decarbonization of district heating systems. In addition, ScaleUp aims to increase the acceptance of such innovative structures by addressing specific ecological and social aspects of the site. In the long term, the project seeks a storage volume in the range of millions of cubic meters. Furthermore, […]
KIDIWIE – AI-supported Data Innovation and Digital Twins for Spatial Energy Planning
A successful energy transition requires accelerated innovation to support Austria’s path towards climate neutrality by 2040. Efficient and targeted use of renewable energy, as well as a holistic understanding of urban and regional energy systems, requires innovative approaches for the high-quality spatial representation of heat demand structures. Scalable solutions that can be applied nationwide are […]
DHFuture4MZ – Exploring the feasibility of a flexible and affordable heating transition in Mürzzuschlag
The project DHFuture4MZ investigates how district heating supply in Mürzzuschlag can be further aligned with local renewable energy sources, made more flexible, and kept affordable in the long term. The starting point is the region’s high potential for wind power, photovoltaics, and solar thermal energy. At the same time, limited electricity grid infrastructure can lead […]
Municipal Heat Planning and Building Renovation Roadmap for Gleisdorf
The project aims to develop an integrated municipal heat plan and a detailed renovation roadmap for public buildings for Gleisdorf. By improving and harmonising energy-relevant building data, the project establishes a robust spatial data basis for strategic heat planning. The municipal heat plan includes a comprehensive assessment of the building stock, existing heat infrastructure and […]
HEATbucket – Underground Heat Storage for Improving the CO2 Balance and Decentralizing the Heat Supply in Urban Areas
The global energy transition, driven by the temporal decoupling of production and demand from wind and solar power, creates a growing need for storage capacity and intensifies challenges for power grids. To complement short-term battery storage, the HEATbucket project is researching an efficient and complementary solution for urban areas: the storage of energy in the […]
Soltrain Buthan – Enhancing Solar Water Heating
in Bhutan
The Bhutan Department of Energy (DoE), supported by the Austrian Development Agency, is actively promoting Solar Water Heating Systems (SWHS) in the building sector. In an initial phase of implementation, following the installation of SWHS, encountered issues affecting system design and functionality. To address these challenges, the DoE engaged AEE-INTEC to provide intensive training and […]
CoSpatial Heat – Integrated heat and gas supply planning for the Gleisdorf region
The CoSpatial Heat project develops an integrated and spatially differentiated heat and gas supply planning concept for the pioneering city of Gleisdorf and its surrounding region. The aim is to provide robust decision-making foundations for transforming the regional energy system towards climate neutrality by 2030 and 2040 while strategically integrating the existing gas infrastructure into […]
Alliance for Green Heating and Cooling – Innovation Lab for the Transition of the Heating and Cooling Sector
The Alliance for Green Heating and Cooling is a national innovation lab dedicated to the sustainable transformation of Austria’s heating and cooling sector. It is jointly led by Green Energy Lab and AEE INTEC with the scientific lead assigned to AEE INTEC. It is an initiative of the Climate and Energy Fund, funded by the […]