klimaaktiv qm heizwerke
It is part of the Austrian Climate Initiative “klimaaktiv” launched in 2004 by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. The quality management system for biomass heating plants and district heating networks was developed in cooperation with the international working group QM BM District heating – QM Holzheizwerke – in 2006. […]
energy4buildings – Integral Heating and Cooling with Focus on Electrically and Thermally Driven Heatpumps and Chillers
The further development of the solar collector test facilities at AEE INTEC provides test facilities for collector testing in the temperature range of -20°C up to 200°C. Therefore enterprises are encouraged to broaden their portfolio to new applications. The project adresses: The synergies between AEE INTEC and FH Burgenland therefore provide an attractive research environment […]
urban pv+geotherm – Implementation of an energy concept involving photovoltaic, geothermic, heat pump and mass storage in densely populated neighborhoods
The implementation of an energy concept involving photovoltaic, geothermic, heat pump and mass storage in densely populated neighborhoods is a great challenge because of the limited space capacity. Beyond the space problems, the use of geothermal applications for heating and cooling of buildings presents many technical challenges on its own. Generating electricity at the highest […]
En-RecoTreat – Innovative membrane distillation for the recovery of valuable substances and energy recovery in municipal wastewater treatment
The conventional municipal biological-aerobic waste-water treatment is an energy intensive process. The energy-supplier carbon respective the energy bonded in carbon as well as the nutrients (nitrogen) is destroyed with a high electrical energy consumption (aerobic aeration). In Austria, 546.000MWh of electrical energy per year must be spent for municipal waste-water-treatment. The overall objective is the […]
GALVANO-MD – Membrane distillation for energy-efficient treatment (concentration) of electroplating liquids
In the electro-plating industry the product has to be rinsed after the electro-plating or etching bath. This can be done directly above the bath or above a separate basin. The rinsing leads to the necessity of concentrating the electro-plating or etching bath or the rinsing water has to be treated in a way that, on […]
IEA-EBC-Annex 61: Development and Demonstration of Financial and Technical Concepts for Deep Energy Retrofits of Government/Public Buildings and Building Clusters
Deep Energy Retrofit is of utmost importance, as buildings are characterised by very long renovation cycles. Based on this issue from energetic point of view unambitious retrofits cannot gain long-term climatic and environmental benefits. To increase renovation rates and to optimise the present energetic standards in the renovation sector strong incentives on technical – and […]
Tes4seT – Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Energy Technology
In the three application areas buildings, industry and mobility, the development targets and economic effects of the Tes4seT project are:
Air_plus: Simple ventilation systems – energy- and resource-efficient, affordable for the renovation of residential buildings
The relevant costs, existing of additional planning-, installation-, maintenance- (change of filters, cleaning, fire-protection) and running costs (high power consumption), are a big challenge for the housing associations to invest in residential ventilation systems. These costs, in their view, bear no proportion to the energy savings and user satisfaction. During the last years there has […]
BEZUG – Inquiry of the needs regarding the energy future of communities and their owned buildings
In Austria a lot of communities are in a bad financial situation. On the other hand regulations like the EPBD 2010 require more technical effort and difficult decisions regarding energy and building performance for the communities in the future. More than in the past they are forced to reduce their running costs, especially operational and […]
IEA SHC Task 52 – Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments
The ambitious energy and climate policy goals set for 2020 and 2050, like the roadmap of the European Commission of a low-carbon-economy require, especially in urban areas, a global transformation of the energy system. Hence, beside efficient technologies, a reduction of the energy consumption by changing our consumption patterns is needed. Concurrently, the potential of […]