IEA SHC Task 64 – SHIP on Solar Heat in Industrial Processes
Solar process heating can technically and economically supply up to 4% of the total industrial heating demand and by this contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions in this sector. Despite many national and international initiatives in the field of solar process heat and a great deal of technological progress, growth in market volume […]
Green BIM – Green building infrastructure as part of BIM-based planning and maintenance
Building greenery, as well as innovative large-scale horizontal greening projects, are increasingly used in our cities and increase the well-being of people in their direct living and working environment. Highly technical façade and roof greening projects, in particular, require integrated, well-thought-out planning, which apart from execution and installation also includes operation and maintenance. Building Information […]
EXCESS – Flexible user-centric energy positive houses
EXCESS defines a positive energy building (PEB) as a building, that produces more energy than it uses. At the same time the private consumption of renewable energy produced on site is very high (instead of using the grid for solving seasonal balancing issues) over a time span of one year. Renewable energy solutions and smart […]
Digital Energy Twin – Optimised operation and design of industrial energy systems
The aim of the project Digital Energy Twin is to support industry in respect of methods and software tools in order to opimize operation and design of industrial energy supply systems. Using the digital twin method detailed simplified models for selected energy relevant processes and renewable technologies are being developed and evaluated. Core of the […]
DataDrivenLM – Improving the system efficiency of district heating networks by intelligent and data driven load management
District heating networks are an essential part of the existing heat supply and a key technology of future decarbonised and cross-sector energy system solutions. In addition to major challenges in the last 20 years (reduced heating demand, increased investment- and operating costs, …), many new challenges are upcoming as a result of continuous technical developments, […]
Arrowhead Tools
AEE INTEC is head of the development line „digital twin for buildings“. Project partners for this development line are Infineon Technologies AG and EQUA Solutions AG. The research activities aim at coupling a real building with its „digital twin“. Building and system simulations are coupled in real time with measured data in order that the […]
CORES – Integration of combined renewable energy systems for industry
Even in Austria, with a high share of hydropower, only a part of the electrical energy demand is currently provided by renewable energy sources. And it is not conceivable in the near future to also cover the heat sector with renewable electricity and thus to electrify it. Therefore, exergetically reasonable alternatives should be applied to […]
SCIN – Sophisticated Comfort Oriented Intelligent Building Envelopes
In recent years, efforts to increase energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy sources in buildings have led to a trend towards new and more complex façade systems. In the future, building envelope systems will be used multifunctionally and will convert, store or transport energy in addition to the classical functions by means of […]
SHIP Egypt Training for the Egyptian Industry on Solar Heat in Industrial Processes
In the frame of a multi-annual UNIDO programme efforts will be taken to improve the market for solar process heat in Egypt. On the one hand the potential of the region could be addressed by installing best practice examples and on the other hand by deepening the knowledge of local energy experts through specialised training […]
ENTRAIN – Enhancing renewable heat planning for improving the air quality of communities
ENTRAIN main objective is to promote structural cooperation between public authorities and key stakeholders at transnational level and to build-up skills and know-how for a systematic, holistic and efficient planning of small DH systems within 5 target regions (IT, DE, HR, SI, PL), based on renewable heat sources, i.e. solar, biomass, waste heat, heat pumps […]