HOTSPOTS – Holistic thermographic screening of urban physical objects at transient scales
To improve a city effectively and understand its optimization potentials detailed knowledge on the “as-is” situation is mandatory and a prerequisite. So far an integrated and city wide data basis with up-to date information is frequently missing or fragmented. As core element of the project proposal we introduce a city-wide thermal data acquisition from aerial […]
RESPIRE – REtrofitting School buildings- Planning wIth StakeholdeR Engagement
This project aims at increasing the energy efficiency by evolving concepts for high quality retrofitting for schools. Also the comfort of the end-users has to be ensured, by applying approved solutions for ventilation, acoustics, day light use and also protection against overheating. This project will be the basis for sustainable educational institutions that offer good […]
AMRE*MD – Ammonium recovery from digestate of biogas plants via Membrane distillation
The aim of the project AMRE * MD is to recover the ammonium nitrogen which is contained in the liquid fraction of the digestate of the biogas production by the novel membrane distillation (MD) process. The obtained nitrogen can be made available again either as fertilizer in better storable and transportable form or as a […]
ENPRO – Renewable process heat – Integration of solar heat and heat pumps in industrial processes
There are efforts, both at national and at European level, to increase energy efficiency in industrial processes and the share of renewable primary energy sources therein. Renewable technologies, such as solar heat and heat pumps, are in some cases used to supply heat to industrial processes. However, there are still significant barriers preventing the use […]
ROOFBOX – Resource efficient redensification of large scale multi-story buildings with pre-fabricated modules in timber construction
Starting point Due to the impact on energy policy, spatial planning and national economics high quality renovation and redensification of existing urban settlements have highest importance for sustainable development. Renovation and redensification of existing urban settlements significantly contributes to the reduction of energy consumption of buildings, energy caused by mobility as well as to the […]
EnergySimCity – Holistic urban energy system analysis and simulation considering existing energy infrastructures and resources
Referring to the Roadmap of the European Commission for a “low-carbon-economy”, 95% of current greenhouse gas emissions should be avoided in 2050. For reaching this aim the transformation of energy supply systems will be necessary as well as a significant reduction in energy demand by changing demand patterns and the use of efficient energy technologies. […]
SOLTRAIN West Afrika
The overall goal of the project SOLTRAIN West Africa is to contribute to the switch from a fossil fuel based energy supply to a sustainable energy supply system based on renewable energies in general but based on solar thermal in particular. One of the important measures for electricity demand mitigation in the ECOWAS region is […]
Heat recovery system at the Ottakringer brewery
The brewery in Ottakring produces around 740,000 hectoliters of beerper year. The annual energy requirement of the brewery amounts approximately 16,000 MWh. For several years the brewery successfully worked on the improvement of the energy efficiency for the production process. The heat recovery measures will make a significant contribution to CO2 savings. Currently, the energy […]
District heating supply for the brewery in Murau
CONVERSION OF ENERGY SUPPLY OF THE BREWERY MURAU BY THE CONNECTION TO THE DISTRICT HEATING POWER OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES MURAU. After the construction of the wood chips heating system in Murau, the was an opportunity for the 1st Obermurtaler Brauereigenossenschaft to connect to the existing district heating network work of Murau and completely […]
BeFinSol – Development of crowd financing models for large-scale solar thermal sytems
Based on the experience gathered from the realisation of the demonstration object, more plant operators are to be motivated to integrate large-scale solar thermal systems into their heating plants. From this point on, the use of solar heat for might wide-spread to similar applications (block heating, integration into industrial processes, etc.). The use of solar […]