EUREMnext – Taking European EnergyManagers to next efficiency levels by implementing energy audit recommendations – EUREMnext
The project will expand the well-established EUREM European EnergyManager training program to 6 new countries and train more persons to become qualified experts in the field of energy. The training will also be enriched with 4 new modules in e-learning format (on mobility, industry 4.0., energy audit standards and process, company’s energy culture), with one […]
Amstetten Smart City Life 2030 – FutureHub
The main objective of the project is to prepare technological and socially innovative standards and indicators for neighbourhood development in the test environment of the remise still contained in the neighbourhood within the framework of several workshops with stakeholders. Concepts for the thematic areas of finance, mobility and energy will be developed and evaluated together […]
SCORES – Self-Consumption of Renewable Energy by Hybrid Storage Systems
The most recent trends looking at the roadmap to achieve the 2050 European energy and climate sustainability goals for renewable energy, CO2 emissions and energy efficiency indicate that R&D efforts must combine electricity and heat at the global and local levels. For this purpose, a multi-energy approach on energy generation and conversion is required to […]
IEA IETS TCP Task 17 – Emerging membrane technologies for energy efficient separation of lignocellulosic biomass in biorefineries
Methodologically, the IEA IETS TCP Task 17 project worked on a decision support for the application of emerging membrane processes in addition to a detailed literature review and scientific experiments with MD and LMP on membrane selection, cleaning, fouling and long-term behavior. This is summarized in the form of a guideline “Membranes in Biorefineries- Guideline” […]
OptSmallGrids – Opimization of small district heating systems
Future energy networks should ensure affordable, secure (resilient), climate-friendly and ecologically reasonable energy supply systems. Researchers are very busy in this field of research and development and various new technologies and concepts have been developed so far and are almost ready for the market. To make these research activities and new technologies available for small […]
giga_TES – Giga-Scale Thermal Energy Storage for Renewable Districts
Smaller DH systems call for thermal energy storage volumes from 50 000 m3, while for larger DH networks, storages need to be giga-scale, with volumes in the order of one billion litres, or 1 million m3 and above. The potential market for giga-scale thermal energy storage in Austria for medium and larger cities is in […]
IEA-EBC Annex 73: Towards Net Zero Energy Resilient Public Communities
Until recently, most planners of public communities (military garrisons, universities, etc.) addressed energy systems for new facilities on an individual facility basis without consideration of energy sources, renewables, storage, or future energy generation needs. A further aspect frequently not integrated in the planning phase is a reliable and robust energy supply during natural disasters and […]
KooWo – Volkersdorf
Starting point/motivation Large parts of savings achieved in Austrian buildings (e.g.: reduced operation power, use of resource saving construction material) were compensated by the constant raise of square footage per capita, the increased mobility behavior and rising good consumptions. The Swiss type of a 2000 watt society takes this fact into account. It factors the […]
DeStoSimKaFe – Concept development & coupled deterministic/stochastic evaluation of cold district heating for heating & cooling supply
51% of the primary energy demand of the EU is currently used for heat and cold supply with a major increase in cooling demand expected for the coming decades. To achieve the goals of the COP21 agreement, steps towards a complete decarbonization of our heat and cold supply are mandatory and have to be initiated […]
IEA EBC Annex 75 – Cost-effective Building Renovation at District Level Combining Energy Efficiency & Renewables
Buildings are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. The transformation of existing buildings to low-emission and low-energy buildings is a particular challenge in cities, where many buildings continue to rely to a large extent on heat supply by fossil fuels. At the same time, there are specific opportunities for district-level solutions in cities. Within […]