6D BIM-Terminal: Missing link for the planning of CO2-neutral buildings
By 2050, the building sector has to become “largely” CO2-neutral for achieving the climate protection targets of the Paris agreement. This means a tremendous challenge and compels us to face the CO2 neutrality seriously from the early stages of the planning processes. The overall aim of this project is therefore to provide a life cycle […]
Kostenreduktion Plusenergiegebäude – KoProLZK+
Starting point / motivation As research and demonstration projects prove, it is possible to realize cost optimal nearly-zero and plus-energy buildings. While realized buildings have clearly shown that nearly-zero energy targets can be achieved using existing technologies and practices, most experts agree that a broad scale shift towards nearly-zero energy buildings require significant adjustments to […]
Radi-Cal
Contrary to the very detailed and elaborated calculation methods applied to describe the heat transmission through building components or the efficiency of HVAC components, the models and calculations standards available for calculating the energetic impact of shading devices lack significantly in accuracy. However, as a consequence of modern high insulation standards and a constantly rising […]
Ammonia-to-Power
A considerable high amount of ammonium (in the form of Nitrogen salts) is available in various waste product streams such as industrial wastewater, municipal sewage or digestate. Due to lack of efficient resource recovery technologies, the ammonium bound hydrogen in waste products cannot be utilized. The project “Ammonia-to-Power” provides an innovative solution for different industrial […]
sBSc – scaled BIG SOLAR control
The goal of the project „sBSc – scaled BIG SOLAR control“ is the development of control strategies and software for a cost-efficient operation of large-scale solar thermal plants with seasonal pit storage and absorption heat pump for urban district heating support. The system layout and the used components of the project “sBSc” are based on […]
CRAVEzero – Cost Reduction and market Acceleration for Viable nearly zero-Energy buildings
CRAVEzero will focus on proven and new approaches to reduce the costs of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEBs) at all stages of the life cycle. The main goal is to identify and eliminate the extra costs for nZEBs related to processes, technologies, building operation, and to promote innovative business models taking into account the cost-effectiveness […]
Oscyme – Enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis by a new reactor-design as milestone for value added processing of ligno-cellulosic residues
Lignocellulosic waste (agricultural, forest residue and food waste etc.) is abundant and considered an important source for producing high-value chemicals and commodities. The conversion of ligno-cellulosic materials is on the one hand important to provide energy alternatives from waste streams to fossil fuels and to sustainably produce chemicals from renewable feedstocks. On the other hand, […]
T2LowEx – Transformation of conventional heating grids towards low temperature heating grids by heat customer related optimisation measures
District heating currently supplies more than 20% of the Austrian delivered energy for space heating and domestic hot water purposes. This share has increased significantly within the past 10-15 years and it is expected that this trend will continue in the coming years. However it is assumed that expansions of district heat supply in Austria […]
ÖKO-OPT-QUART – Ökonomisch optimiertes Regelungs- und Betriebsverhalten komplexer Energieverbünde zukünftiger Stadtquartiere
Starting point / motivation The development of energy-efficient buildings and the massive proliferation of renewable energy production has ushered in a transformation of our urban energy networks. Their complexity has increased dramatically due to the dependency of renewable energy production on non-controllable and ever-changing phenomena such as wind speed and sun intensity, the increasingly decentralized […]
IEA-IETS Annex 15: Industrial Excess heat Recover (Phase 2)
Progress in the development and integration of energy-relevant technologies is of great importance for reaching collective targets such as energy security, environmental protection and economic and social developments. The optimum use and integration of industrial waste heat is a key technology. The participation of the Austria research institutes AEE INTEC, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology […]